Download or read book Carmen de misteriis Ecclesie / Iohannes de Garlandia ; hrsg. und ubersetzt von Ewald Konsgen ; mit einem Kommentar von Peter Dinter written by John and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While teaching at the university of Paris, John of Garland, in addition to more ambitious works, wrote several didactic texts. His "Misteria Ecclesie" treat with didactic brevity: the symbolism of the church-buildings, the ecclesiastical order of the clergy, vestments, liturgy, the canonical year, the Eucharist. His source is a treatise of Ps.- Hugo of St. Victor.