Salisbury, hymns and hymnals

Salisbury hymns and hymnals The Use of Salisbury or Sarum was the most influential and widespread secular liturgy in the British Isles in the later Middle Ages. (For a detailed overview of its history and influence see Sandon, 2001, pp. 159-60.) The origins and early development of the Use are obscure: the earliest surviving service book dates from the end of the 12th century. In the early 13th century the town of Old Sarum was moved to a new site two miles away, which became known as New Sarum or Salisbury. Richard Poore, the dean, oversaw the move and the building of a new cathedral and likewise a major codification of the liturgy. The formation of a diocesan liturgical and chant...