Ambrosianum mysterium : the Church of Milan and its liturgical tradition. Volume 1

The author is the Milanese expert on the Ambrosian rite and this (with Volume 2) makes available in English very important material previously unknown. Contents 1. The Milanese Church and the Tradition of St. Ambrose 2. Liturgy—Rite—Mysterium 3. The Origins of the Ambrosianum Mysterium 4. The Ambrosiarium Mysterium Between Late Antiquity and The Early Middle Ages Front Matter 2 Contents 5. The Carolingian age and the 'historic form' of the Ambrosianum Mysterium 6. From Ambrosianum Mysterium to Ambrosian Rite' 7. Vatican Council II and the reform of the Ambrosian rite Appendix: Corrigenda and Updated References in Volume I