The complex and always evolving relationship between the liturgy and the wide range of art that it influenced is the subject of the thirteen scholars who present their recent work in this richly illustrated volume.
Of all these elements, art was arguably paramount: it transformed the physical setting of this ritual, shaped the medieval sense of belief, and guided the faithful toward a fuller comprehension of the word.
The medieval liturgy was in many ways a performance in which the worshipper was transformed into both actor and audience-an act of intense involvement steeped in spoken words, music, and images alike.
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