History of the Mass

[Ocean_of_Mercy]

What are some good, well-researched books that detail the history and evolution of the Mass, from its beginnings in the Upper Room to the present?

 

[Vico]

What are some good, well-researched books that detail the history and evolution of the Mass, from its beginnings in the Upper Room to the present?

A Short History of the Western Liturgy byTheodor Klauser, 1965.

bytrentsacred.co.uk/index.php/klauser-history-of-the-mass

The Mass: A Study of Roman Liturgy by Adrian Fortescue (Latin Mass, extraordinary form)

Eastern:

The Byzantine Rite: A Short History (American Essays in Liturgy) 1992 by Robert Taft SJ

 

[Gorgonius]

You may need to focus on the history up until the Vatican II reforms and then the last 50 years:

For the history of the Roman Rite before Vatican II, I’d recommend Monsignor Duchesne’s Origines du Culte Chretien translated into English as Christian Worship: its origin and evolution:

archive.org/details/christianworship00duchiala

And the two volume work by Fr Jungmann SJ, The Mass of the Roman Rite: its origin and development:

ccwatershed.org/blog/2014/jan/25/josef-jungmann-study-roman-rite-mass-pdf/

 

[Ocean_of_Mercy]

Thanks for the replies. I also found a book online called “The Mass of the Early Christians” by Mike Aquilina:

osv.com/Shop/Product?ProductCode=T419

It looks like it could be good.