medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
According to a 1536 inventory of the treasury of Lincoln cathedral
{Monasticon, VI, part III, 1283), the treasury included 'a costly cope of
blue [not purple or violet] velvet with costly orphreys of gold, with images
set with pearl, and in the morse an image of Our Lady and her Son, and four
angels, in the hood the Trinity set with pearl and stone, and in the back a
large image of the Assumption garnished with pearl and stone, with many
angels of gold set with pearl, ex dono Wilielmi Alnewike episcopi' Bishop
Alniwck was usccessively bishop of Norwich (1426-37), whose cathedral was
dedicted to the Trinity, and Lincoln (1437-49), dedicated to Mary. No
doubt, the cope was meant for the Use of Lincoln - if it existed - and Sarum
if it did not. The images of Mary may associate the cope with her feasts
(as Diana suggested blue may be related to her) but may also relate to the
cathedral's dedication or general venerattion of her
Rosemary Hayes
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Subject: Re: [M-R] Sarum Blue?
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Liturgical color traditions vary in medieval churches. The liturgical use
of the churches in Rome obtained normative status through the Missal of
Pius V (1570).
Blue has been used as an alternative to violet in many churches. In Sweden,
this use is often said to be a local tradition, explained by the high price
of the pigment used to produce violet color in medieval times. Reference is
sometimes made to the 1346 testament of King Magnus Eriksson and Queen
Blanche, where mention is made of blue liturgical garments.
Judging from a fifteenth century chasuble from Husaby, Sweden, now at the
Museum of National Antiquities in Stockholm, grey could also be used as a
liturgical color, probably during Lent.
At the website <http://fisheaters.com//vestments.html>, there is a
beautiful late fifteenth(?) century image of a bishop wearing a splendid
blue chasuble. Unfortunately the source of this image is not mentioned.
Best,
Anders Fröjmark
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