Kay, Richard2009-03-172009-03-172009-03-17978-1-936153-01-5https://hdl.handle.net/1808/4406Medieval bishops often had a special book of liturgical services that only a bishop could perform. Such books are of two kinds: one is termed a “benedictional,” or collection of pontifical blessings; the other is called a “pontifical” and it includes the rest of the Episcopal liturgy. The present work is a catalog of 1249 such manuscripts in Latin that have been identified, but it is not exhaustive. Each item contains a short description and a bibliography. In addition, three appendices list: relevant manuscripts the present location of which is unknown; printed editions of pontificals and benedictionals; and manuscripts that for some reason have been excluded from this catalog. This catalog is a research tool that will be useful especially to specialists in the history of medieval liturgy, but also to those interested in Latin paleography, medieval art, and church history.enPontificals--bibliographyBenedictionals--bibliographyManuscripts, latin--catalogsCatholic church--liturgy--manuscripts--catalogsCatholic church--liturgy--manuscripts--bibliographyLiturgies--bibliographyManuscripts--catalogsPaleographyLibrariesBenedictionBookopenAccess