The Rosary Cantoral
$37.78
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The Rosary Cantoral
$37.78
Step into the sacred world of fifteenth-century Toledo, Spain, where faith, music, and devotion were woven together in breathtaking illuminated manuscripts. The Rosary Cantoral is a scholarly yet deeply moving exploration of one of the most remarkable chantbooks of the early Renaissance — a manuscript compiled around 1500 for a brotherhood devoted to the Holy Rosary.
Author Lorenzo Candelaria unlocks the secrets of this rare artifact, revealing the rich social and spiritual life of the Dominican community of San Pedro Mártir de Toledo. From the manuscript's stunning iconography — including a border decoration inspired by Albrecht Dürer — to its rare Spanish plainchant and polyphonic works by Josquin Desprez, every page of this book illuminates the intersection of prayer, patronage, and sacred art.
For lovers of Catholic history, sacred music, and the devotional life of the Church, this is a rare treasure — a window into the souls of those who sang the Rosary centuries before us.
- Author: Lorenzo Candelaria (University of Texas at Austin)
- Pages: 256
- Dimensions: 0.54 x 9 x 6 in
- Published: March 15, 2010
- Format: Paperback