Chasuble, Mitre, and Stole of Archbishop Thomas à Becket of Canterbury.
Tag: Ecclesiastical
Winner at the Olympic Games, Greek Bacchus priest, Greek King.
Winner at the Olympic Games, Greek Bacchus priest and Greek King.
Byzantium Bishop, Deacon and Levite costumes.
[su_note note_color=”#e3fdbf”] Byzantium Bishop, Deacon and Levite costumes. [/su_note] Associated with: Byzantine costume history. The Rise of Monachism. Monastic costumes history. The Ancient Greek Costume On the history of costumes.… Read More
Benedictine monks in 1870, 19th century.
Benedictine monks in 1870, 19th century.
Habit of Augustinian Nuns who live by the rule of St. Augustine of Hippo.
Augustinians is a collective name for various orders and congregations of nuns and sisters, who live by the rule of St. Augustine of Hippo.
Dominican nuns in the 18th century. Roman Catholic religious order.
The Dominican nuns, religious abbreviation OP, Latin: Ordo fratrum Praedicatorum are a Roman Catholic religious order.
Habit of Ursuline Nuns. Society of St. Ursula. Monastic clothing.
Society of St. Ursula (Compagnia di Sant’Orsola Ursulines of the Roman Union / Ursulines de l’Union Romaine), Latin Ordo Sanctae Ursula.
Benedictine nuns. Habit of Religious Orders, 1780. Ordo Sancti Benedicti, OSB.
Habit of Religious Orders, 1780. Benedictine nuns. Ordo Sancti Benedicti, OSB.
Ancient Greek priestess and nobility. Chiton with Kolpos.
The resulting folds by pulling down the chiton over the belt was called Kolpos.
Carolingian Knight in armor, Bishop, Priest and Burgess.
Carolingian clothing 751-987. Knight in armor, Bishop, Priest and Burgess.
Auguste Racinet. The Costume History by Françoise Tétart-Vittu.
Racinet's Costume History is an invaluable reference for students, designers, artists, illustrators, and historians; and a rich source of inspiration for anyone with an interest in clothing and style. Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet’s Le Costume historique was in its day the most wide-ranging and incisive study of clothing ever attempted.
Covering the world history of costume, dress, and style from antiquity through to the end of the 19th century, the six volume work remains completely unique in its scope and detail. “Some books just scream out to be bought; this is one of them.” ― Vogue.com