Dictionnaire d'archéologie chrétienne et de liturgie

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The Dictionnaire d'archéologie chrétienne et de liturgie is a reference work for the areas of Christian archeology and liturgy history . It was initiated by the French publisher Letouzey et Ané in Paris as part of the Encyclopédie des sciences ecclésiastiques planned by him and published by Fernand Cabrol (1855-1937) and Henri Leclercq (1869-1945) with the collaboration of other contributors.

The lexicon includes 15 Großoktav -Bände, mostly bound in 30/2 volumes. The first deliveries appeared in 1903 (the first volume was completed in 1907), the last manuscripts still edited by Leclercq (volumes 14.2–15.2) were by Henri-Irénée Marrou (1904–1977) until 1951 after his death brought to press.

The vast majority of the articles have been compiled by Henri Leclercq using the resources of the British Museum in London and the National Library of Paris in the reading room of the British Museum. The entries are characterized by an abundance of material and numerous illustrations and rich source citations, so that they can still serve the critical user today as a quick introduction to a specific topic; However, volatility and one-sidedness require careful counterchecks. A special feature are the often very detailed biographical articles on individual researchers (here, however, there is often an undisguised partiality in addition to the weaknesses mentioned).

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