Specimens of English ecclesiastical costume, from the earliest period down to the sixteenth century. Selected from sculptures, paintings, and brasses. Remaining in this kingdom ... / By John Carter. Extracted from the new edition of Fosbrooke's "British monachism."

  • Carter, John, 1748-1817.
Date:
1817
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Specimens of English ecclesiastical costume, from the earliest period down to the sixteenth century. Selected from sculptures, paintings, and brasses. Remaining in this kingdom ... / By John Carter. Extracted from the new edition of Fosbrooke's "British monachism.". Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    object the left hand sustained it is difficult to form any conjecture. Wensley. No date. Brass figure of a Priest in Wensley Dale Church, Yorkshire. Sketched 1790. Costume appears still in continuation for this aera. Robes express the full officiating detail, and highly enriched, the under one particularly so. Attitude, devotional ; hands crossed, which uphold the chalice. St. Alban9s. Brass in the Abbey - church. Sketched 1783. Supposed of Thomas de la More, Abbot 1396. Crosier much foliaged and studded with jewels, as is the mitre; the enrichment of the border to the robes, maniple, &c. a mixture of circles and diamond forms. Depending decoration over the under robe has compartments of four turns; shoes enriched. .Attitude, devotional; hands crossed. Beverley. No date; yet supposed of this aera. Sketched 1790. Statue of a Priest on a tomb in the Minster. The enrichments to the borders and other parts of the robes consist chiefly of shields of arms, evincing this personage to have been of high birth and character. Attitude, devotional; hands, crossed.