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On 4/26/2012 4:55 PM, Kurt Sherry wrote:
>>> But what is the long strip of fabric, of the same width and shape as the stole but>>much longer, actually longer than the alb even when doubled?
> I suspect that it is analogous to what the Byzantines call an omophorion, which is specific to a bishop (is it called a pallium in the Latin church?).
>>While there are crosses in the heavily embroidered pattern on this object, those >>crosses are not prominent. Does not a pallium normally have very visible black >>crosses?
It seems like all the images of pallia (is that the plural?) I've seen have prominent crosses. I think all of the great omophoria have three crosses on them, but some small omophoria have embroidered icons instead.
>>> And what is the rectangle of fabric that is about half the length of the stole,>>considerably wider, and without the widening of the ends?
> I wonder if it might be something analogous to the epignation
>>Sorry, my description was probably not clear. The item is wider than the stole, but >>still clearly a long rectangle and not a square.
>>But thanks for the suggestions!
That actually sounds a lot like a small omophorion.
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