The Library
1774 works catalogued century by century, from the literature the Bible was written among to the present — each with a note on what it is, why it lasted, and where to read it.
501–600
1 work
c. 566–567
Latin
Corippus · 6th century
A verse panegyric describing an imperial accession in Constantinople in ceremonial detail — the lying-in-state, the coronation, the reception of barbarian envoys.
701–800
1 work
c. 700–750
Latin
Ordo Romanus I
Anonymous
A stage-by-stage description of a papal mass in Rome — the procession, the vesting, who carries what, where each official stands.
901–1000
1 work
c. 956–959
Greek
Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus · 905–959
The full protocol of the imperial court and its liturgical year: processions to churches, coronations, receptions of ambassadors, and the acclamations to be sung at each.
3 of 1774 works