medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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?
>>> 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!
Genevra
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