Cruciferorum ordo atratus,1215; Hierosolymitanus ordo Vestitu pullo in quo crucen gestat rubri coloris, 1045; Ordo S. Paulli primi Eremitae albatus, 345; Ordo in Valle Josaphat, rubro vestitu

Abraham de Bruyn Flemish
Publisher Joos de Bosscher Netherlandish

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Engraving, part of the second part of 'Omnium pene Europae, Asiae, Aphricae atque Americae Gentium Habitus' (Costumes of the various nations of Europe, Asia, Africa and America), a series of prints representing figures wearing ecclesiastical vestments from various parts of the world, engraved by Abraham de Bruyn and published by Joos de Bosscher in 1581.

The engraving represents four monks of different religious orders. On the left, the first monk, belonging the Order of the Cross, wears a long cloak with a cross on the chest over his long-sleeved robe, a biretta on his head, and holds a Bible on his left hand. According to the inscription, he would be clothed in black. The second monk, from the Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, wears a hooded cape over a long cloak with a cross on the chest, which according to the inscription would have been of red color, and a long-sleeved tunic. He holds a square bag on his left hand. The third monk, a hermit of the Order of St. Paul, wears a biretta and a long cloak over his long-sleeved robe, and holds a Bible in his hands. Finally, a monk of the Order of Josaphat wears a cape with a hood behind his head, and a long tunic with long, wide sleeves that fully cover his hands. According to the inscription, his dress would have been of red color.

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