Liturgical vesture
Subtitle: its origins and development
By: by Cyril E. Pocknee.
Series: Alcuin Club tracts -- 30.
Publisher: Mowbray for the Alcuin Club
Published: 1960
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 57
Subjects: Church vestments.
First sentence: It is an instinct in humanity to wear special clothes for ceremonial occasions; and all the ancient religions of the world evolved special robes for their officiating priests ad ministers,  Every reader of the Old Testament knows about the ceremonial dress worn by Aaron, and the high priests who succeeded him, when offering the sacrifices of the old dispensation.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 57).
Table of contents: pagenum: 7
class: section
title: Preface; pagenum: 9
class: part
title: List of Contents; pagenum: 11
class: part
title: List of Illustrations; pagenum: 13
class: part
title: Introduction; pagenum: 18
class: part
title: The Amice; pagenum: 19
class: part
title: The Maniple or Fanon; pagenum: 21
class: part
title: The Stole; pagenum: 25
class: part
title: The Albe; pagenum: 28
class: part
title: The Chasuble and the Cope; pagenum: 37
class: part
title: The Dalmatic and the Tunicle; pagenum: 40
class: part
title: The Surplice; pagenum: 43
class: part
title: Episcople Insignia; pagenum: 52
class: part
title: The Christian Altar and its Vesture; pagenum: 55
class: part
title: Appendix; pagenum: 57
title: Select Bibliography