"Reprinted lithographically from corrected sheets of the first edition."
Collection of extant examples of church drama employed by the medieval church in western Europe as a part of public worship; text interspersed with commentary.
Contents
v.1. The liturgy of the Church of Rome. Dramatic and other literary aspects of the Roman liturgy. Plays associated with the resurrection and the passion.-- v.2. Plays associated with the nativity. Plays upon other subjects from the Bible and from legends. Appendices: The Easter sepulchre. The Shrewsbury fragments. Extracts from the writings of reformers. Miscellaneous records and references. List of books (p. [544]-562) Index.
