"Ecclesiastical Vestments of the Middle Ages: An Exhibition": The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 29, no. 7 (March, 1971)

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART BULLETIN | VOLUME 29 | NUMBER 7

"Ecclesiastical Vestments of the Middle Ages: An Exhibition"

Doherty, John T., Jane Hayward, John K. Howat, Timothy B. Husband, Dobrila-Donya Schimansky, and Bonnie Young

1971

56 pages

8 x 9.75 in

This title is out of print.

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Table of contents

About the authors

"Ecclesiastical Vestments of the Middle Ages"
Timothy B. Husband

"Opus Anglicanum"
Bonnie Young

"Sacred Vestments as They Developed in the Middle Ages"
Jane Hayward

"Ecclesiastical Vestments in the Modern Church"
John T. Doherty

"The Study of Medieval Ecclesiastical Costumes: A Bibliography"
Dobrila-Donya Schimansky

Glossary

Origin and Influence
Prudence Harper, Andrew Oliver, Jr., Nora Scott, and Christine Lilyquist

"'A Young Man Impatient to Distinguish Himself'"
John K. Howat

Met Art in Publication

Mitre, Silk & metal thread, silver gilt & coral, Austrian — Mitre
Austrian
13th century

Crucifixion flanked by Saints, Silk, British — Crucifixion flanked by Saints
British
1270–1290

Cope, Silk & metal thread, British — Cope
British
early 16th century

Orphrey Panels from a Chasuble, Silk and metal thread, Bohemian — Orphrey Panels from a Chasuble
Bohemian
early 15th century

Chasuble, Silk & metal thread, Italian or Spanish — Chasuble
Italian or Spanish
late 15th century

Chasuble, Silk & metal thread, Spanish — Chasuble
Spanish
early 15th century

Cope and Hood, Silk and metal thread, South Netherlandish — Cope and Hood
South Netherlandish
late 15th century

Chasuble (Opus Anglicanum), Silver and silver-gilt thread and colored silks in underside couching, split stitch, laid-and-couched work, and raised work, with pearls on velvet, British — Chasuble (Opus Anglicanum)
British
ca. 1330–50

Maniple, Silk, metal thread, British — Maniple
British
14th century

Scenes from the Life of Saint Augustine of Hippo, Master of Saint Augustine Netherlandish, Oil, gold, and silver on wood, Netherlandish — Scenes from the Life of Saint Augustine of Hippo
Master of Saint Augustine
ca. 1490

Saint Peter as the First Pope, Pine partially covered with canvas, gesso, and paint, Catalan — Saint Peter as the First Pope
Catalan
before 1348

Roundel with Saint Peter as Pope, Colorless glass, silver stain, vitreous paint, South Netherlandish — Roundel with Saint Peter as Pope
South Netherlandish
ca. 1525

Chasuble, Silk, parchment and linen on wool, German — Chasuble
German
15th century

Dalmatic, Silk, metal thread, South Netherlandish — Dalmatic
South Netherlandish
15th century

Saint Martial Founding the Cathedral of Saint-Pierre, Pot-metal glass, vitreous paint, and lead, French — Saint Martial Founding the Cathedral of Saint-Pierre
French
ca. 1190

Head of a Crozier, Elephant ivory, traces of polychromy and gilding, South Italian — Head of a Crozier
South Italian
ca. 1175–1225

Head of a Crozier with a Serpent Devouring a Flower, Copper: formed, engraved, chased, scraped, stippled, and gilt; champlevé enamel: medium and light blue, light green, yellow, red, and white; glass cabochons, French — Head of a Crozier with a Serpent Devouring a Flower
French
ca. 1200–1220

Crozier Head with Crucifixion, Virgin and Child, and Saint Denis, Elephant ivory, French — Crozier Head with Crucifixion, Virgin and Child, and Saint Denis
French
ca. 1350

Cope, Silk, metal thread, Spanish — Cope
Spanish
ca. 1438

Chalice, Faience — Chalice
ca. 945–712 B.C.

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