Heavenly Embroidery
Gillian Grute
978 085244 712 3
160 full colour pages
£14.99
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Church Vestments
Their Origin and Development
Herbert Norris
Church Vestments Their Origin and Development, originally published in 1949, represents
the most comprehensive and meticulously researched study of the development of Christian
ecclesiastical garments. A noted authority on the subject, author Herbert Norris
begins his study with the earliest days of Christianity in ancient Rome, where church
vestments hardly differed from everyday dress. He then traces the invention and development
of clerical attire over the centuries until the end of the 1400’s. What sets this
study apart are the over 270 illustrations supplied by the author, detailing the
alb, cassock, chasuble, mitre, and the countless other components of a priest’s attire.
The student or scholar of ecclesiastical vestments will find this book an indispensable
resource
979-8-88677-048-3
242 pages
£16.50