Wenceslai ordo albatus; Frater D. Jacobi pullo Vestitu in quo est conchae species intra quam pectem piscis habitarit; Nullatus ordo tunico & cuculione altri coloris; D. Jacobi ordo ensiser extima Veste albatus interiore atricolor
Abraham de Bruyn Flemish
Publisher Joos de Bosscher Netherlandish
Not on view
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 Wencenslai, wears a hat, hood, cope, and long-sleeved tunic, all of white color, and holds an open Bible in his hands. On the center-left, Brother D. Jacobi wears a long cloak of dark color with a shell motif on the chest, a hat and a long-sleeved, long tunic. A man next to him wears a black hood, black cope, and black tunic, belonging to no particular (identifiable) order. Finally, a member of the Order of Jacob wears a biretta, a white overcoat, and black tunic. He holds a scepter and a sword on his left hand.
