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High Fashion in the Church - The Place of Church Vestments in the History of Art from the Ninth to the Nineteenth Century (Paperback)
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High Fashion in the Church - The Place of Church Vestments in the History of Art from the Ninth to the Nineteenth Century (Paperback)
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The decoration of church vestments, which are the ceremonial
garments worn by the clergy at the celebration of the Mass, has
always been a matter of high fashion. In the first place the crafts
of silk weaving and embroidery, which provide the technical means
for the decoration of these garments, have held a prominent place
in the changing fashions in the arts since the early Middle Ages,
and since that time have been used in the service of the church as
well as for secular purposes. Secondly in a narrower sense of the
term, both these crafts have been at the heart of fashionable dress
through the centuries. Many silks intended for this market have
also been used by the vestment makers, with the result that the
vestments have remained in the forefront of each successive trend.
This therefore is a book about the changing aspects of art history:
its aim is to show something of the origins and use of the
vestments themselves, but principally to trace the development of
their decoration in the context of the arts of any one period. High
Fashion in the Church is richly-illustrated as its subject matter
rightly demands. It also contains an index, glossary and
bibliography.
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