CANTATORIUM. - In the Roman liturgy it was the book that contained the chant of the gradual. We have attestation of it in the Ordo romanus I, where we read: "Postquam (subdiaconus) legerit (Epistolam), cantor cum cantatorio ascendit et dicit responsorium". v. ANTIFONARIO; GRADUALE; RESPONSORIALE.
Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. III, 1949 Liturgy Liturgical books
Cantatorium
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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III (1949), col. 619.
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“Cantatorium.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III, col. 619. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949. https://azioneromana.com/article/cantatorium.
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“Cantatorium.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949, col. 619. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/cantatorium.
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author = {Redazione},
title = {Cantatorium},
booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
volume = {III},
pages = {619},
note = {Cited by column},
publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
address = {Città del Vaticano},
year = {1949},
url = {https://azioneromana.com/article/cantatorium}
}
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