A young priest from the Archdiocese of New York commissioned vestments made in the Gothic Revival form from the Saint Bede Studio. The chasuble (shewn in the adjacent photograph) was made from an ecclesiastical brocade in a shade of crimson red. The vestments were lined in royal blue cotton.
The orphrey braid used to ornament these vestments is one of several which have been especially designed by the Saint Bede Studio. A chasuble design by AWN Pugin in the collection of Saint Chad's Cathedral, Birmingham, was the basis for the design of this braid.
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Saturday 29 August 2015
Saturday 22 August 2015
Dalmatic in the 16th century style
Recently, the Saint Bede Studio completed a chasuble and dalmatic based on the style of the16th century for the use of a North American Parish. In this post, we feature the dalmatic, which is made from ecclesiastical brocade and ornamented with a narrow galloon in the Roman style.
From the 16th century onward, the manner of decorating dalmatics changed from the earlier ornamental schemes. From earliest time until the present day, dalmatics have typically been decorated with two strips of ornament called clavus (plural clavi) running parallel to each other down the full length of the vestment.
From the 16th century, the clavi, which had been paired typically at a distance of approximately 30 cm (12 inches) or less, came to be separated much more widely. The apparels - being fabric ornaments which linked the two clavi together, generally positioned below the neckline of the dalmatic - were also greatly enlarged in size; we might say disproportionately so. In subsequent centuries these ungainly apparels were abandoned and only their outlining galloons remained as the typical form of decoration of the Roman dalmatic.
This simple dalmatic has the widely-spaced clavi, with the apparel being indicated by an outlining braid.
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Enquiries: stbede62@gmail.com
From the 16th century onward, the manner of decorating dalmatics changed from the earlier ornamental schemes. From earliest time until the present day, dalmatics have typically been decorated with two strips of ornament called clavus (plural clavi) running parallel to each other down the full length of the vestment.
From the 16th century, the clavi, which had been paired typically at a distance of approximately 30 cm (12 inches) or less, came to be separated much more widely. The apparels - being fabric ornaments which linked the two clavi together, generally positioned below the neckline of the dalmatic - were also greatly enlarged in size; we might say disproportionately so. In subsequent centuries these ungainly apparels were abandoned and only their outlining galloons remained as the typical form of decoration of the Roman dalmatic.
This simple dalmatic has the widely-spaced clavi, with the apparel being indicated by an outlining braid.
Click on the image for an enlarged view.
Enquiries: stbede62@gmail.com
Tuesday 18 August 2015
Chasubles of the Roman Rite (Revisited) : 1
PART ONE: THE CONICAL CHASUBLE
A chasuble in the fully-conical form. |
The ancestor of the liturgical vestment called the chasuble is a garment of ancient Rome called the paenula. It was a semi-circular cloak, sewn together down the front and completely covering the arms. It was a garment for everyday wear by the lower classes, but was also worn by the upper classes and by women for travel and in bad weather. From the Fifth century, a garment of similar shape but made in richer material was adopted by the Roman upper classes for ceremonial wear and this planeta was the immediate ancestor of our chasuble. Then, from the 9th century, a third name was given to a cloak which was still in the shape of the early paenula, and like it was a protective outer garment for the poor: casula (Latin for “little house”). For a time, the secular and liturgical use of these three similar garments continued side by side. It was the shape of these garments, rather than their use which came to be associated with the liturgical chasuble.
Well-preserved conical chasuble of S' Vitalis, dating from eleventh century. Note the "TAU" orphrey, ornamenting the chasuble. |
An early mediaeval illustration of Saint Gregory the Great shewing him vested in pontificals including a fully-conical chasuble. |
A conical chasuble is not for celebrants who like to move their arms around a great deal, but it is quite manageable if the arms always remain extended or joined.
Small, but beautiful conical chasuble of the thirteenth century preserved in the Church of S' Yves de Louannec. Note that this chasuble is devoid of ornament. |
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Thursday 13 August 2015
Vestments in the 16th century style
The vestment described in this post was commissioned together with a number of other vestments for a Catholic Community in Brazil.
We have here a chasuble in the Saint Philip Neri style. This vestment was made from an ecclesiastical brocade in a brighter shade of green and ornamented in the Roman manner with a narrow braid of a bronze-gold.
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Enquiries: stbede62@gmail.com
We have here a chasuble in the Saint Philip Neri style. This vestment was made from an ecclesiastical brocade in a brighter shade of green and ornamented in the Roman manner with a narrow braid of a bronze-gold.
Click on the image for an enlarged view.
Enquiries: stbede62@gmail.com
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