Thesis (D. Min.)--Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 177-191).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Catholic Theological Union at Chicago, 2000. / Abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 217-220).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Catholic Theological Union at Chicago, 2001. / Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 157-161).

Thesis (M.A.)--University of St. Michael's College, 1982. / Description based on Print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves: 200-207).

Thesis (M.A)--Indiana University, 1973. / Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Bibliographical references included in "Notas" (leaves 68-70).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Catholic Theological Union at Chicago, 2000. / Abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 217-220).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Catholic Theological Union at Chicago, 2001. / Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 157-161).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 177-191).

This paper examines the relationship between text and music in Prayers of Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving and Supplication - a four-movement composition, fourteen minutes in length, for soprano, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, violin, double bass, and percussion. The text of the composition is taken from the Psalms and The Book of Common Prayer. The names and themes of the movements follow an ancient pattern for prayer identified by the acronym, A.C.T.S. Compositional considerations are contrasted to those of Igor Stravinsky and Steve Reich, with special emphasis on the use of musical structures, motives, and text-painting to highlight the meaning of religious texts.

Created in France during the late fifteenth century, the illuminations, text, and family genealogy (added by one of many owners) found in De Villers Book of Hours make it an excellent example among other French books of hours from this period. In addition to acting as a repository of the style and iconography of French fifteenth-century illumination, the book's rich decorative program and varied textual content provide a remarkable document of contemporary devotional piety. This thesis provides the first detailed description and analysis of the De Villers Book of Hours. Following a description of books of hours in general, the overall makeup of the De Villers Hours is addressed, including the decorative program with a suggested method and example for description, a sample of textual transcription, comments on the provenance, a brief discussion of the family genealogy, and a concluding section with a sample collection register and worksheet for cataloging.