vestments

(noun)

Liturgical garments and articles associated primarily with the Christian religion, especially among the Eastern Orthodox, Catholics (Latin Rite and others), Anglicans, and Lutherans.

Related Terms

  • guild

Examples of vestments in the following topics:

  • The Opus Anglicanum

    • Embroidered pieces were used in religious and secular settings on vestments, clothing for the wealthy, and heraldic tapestries.
    • Pope Martin IV, for example, ordered pieces made for him after admiring the vestments of English Priests.
    • Some of the surviving pieces include a cope, or a type of vestment, owned by the Butler-Bowdon family.
  • Funerary Art

    • They were usually then given to the Church to use for vestments or other decorations.
  • Norman Painting

    • Many works of art have survived from this time period, mostly as church vestments.
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