Mass of the Roman Rite, volume 1 by Joseph Jungmann ISBN 13: 9780915866441

This is the English language 1951 edition, translated from the 1949 German edition. In addition to this single volume, ACP also makes available copies of the complete, two-volume set, q.v.Note that this first volume in English was first published in 1951; the second, in 1955.In this first volume of the two-volume work, Jungmann provides the first three parts of the whole magnum opus: Part One is the form of the Mass through the centuries; Part Two is the Nature and Forms of the Mass; Part Three is the Mass Ceremonies in Detail. The latter includes the opening or entrance rite and the service of readings, concluding with the General Prayer of the Church and further adjuncts to the sermon. This volume begins with the author's foreword, the translator's note, a list of abbreviations, the bibliography, and the introduction. Through both volumes, the footnotes are provided on the bottom of each page of the main text.