medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>>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?).
>>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
- Kurt
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