From the Jewish Blessing for Food, through theearly Christian liturgies, the liturgies of the middleages, the Reformation, to the Prayer Book of 1662-this IS a new presentation of 36 texts that show thedevelopment of the liturgy of the eucharist.The editors’ aim has been to indicate how eachrite handles the four mam eucharistic actions: taking,giving thanks, breaking, giving. Successive versions of arite are indicated wherever possible, and the generalstructure of the liturgy from which each text is taken isoutlined.Every effort has been made to utilize the oldest andmost reliable sources, including some which have cometo light m the last ten years. The translations are basedon the best available texts of the originals, and provide aclear modern English version for the student. (Prayersoriginally composed m English are modernised inspelling, but otherwise unaltered.)Introductions to each text help the student tosituate the prayer m its historical and liturgical context.Bibliographies indicate where the original is to befound, and easily accessible commentaries.The AuthorsR. C. D. Jasper, Archdeacon of Westminster, isChairman of the Church of England Liturgical Com¬mission, formerly Reader in Liturgical Studies inKing’s College, London. He has written a number ofbooks on liturgy and ecclesiastical history.G. J. Cuming IS a Canon Theologian of LeicesterCathedral and a member of the Church of EnglandLiturgical Commission. He teaches liturgy at King’sCollege, London, and at Cuddesdon College, haswritten A History of Anglican Liturgy, ,several volumes of Studies in Church History.

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