An Introduction to English Liturgical Colours (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

William St. John Hope

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1331884888 ISBN 13 : 9781331884880

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore the history and meaning behind the colours used in English church life. This scholarly guide explains how robes, altar coverings, and hangings have reflected faith, fashion, and ritual from medieval times to the early modern period. It shows how colors conveyed seasons, feasts, and special occasions, and how inventories reveal practical choices behind the display of sacred objects.

The book traces the evolution of vestments, thrones, and altar textiles, linking everyday church life to broader cultural shifts. It uses historical records to illustrate why certain colours came to symbolize particular events, saints, or liturgical seasons, and how these practices varied across places and centuries.

• Clear explanations of terms for altar frontals, canopies, and hanging textiles


• Descriptions of colour sequences used in major feasts and seasons


• Examples from inventories and church records that illuminate practice


• Discussion of symbolism and the practical reasons behind color choices

Ideal for readers interested in medieval and early modern church history, liturgical art, and the long tradition of Christian colour symbolism.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from An Introduction to English Liturgical Colours

The object of this book is, first, to serve as an introduction to the authors' larger work on the same subject (S. P. C. K., 1918, price 25s.), and, secondly, to meet the needs of those who are without experience in reading medieval Latin and English. Consequently no passages have been quoted in Latin (save here and there the initial words of a collect or gospel, or the like), and no references have been given, as all the passages quoted are either in the larger book on Colours, or from well-known works. But the English has been modernized in spelling for the facility of the reader: and instead of giving a long series of examples the results have been summarily stated.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Latin and English. Consequently no passages have been quoted in Latin (save here and there the initial words of a collect or gospel, or the like), and no references have been given, as all the passages quoted are either in the larger book on Colours, or from well-known works. But the English has been modernized in spelling for the facility of the reader :and instead of giving a long series of examples the results have been summarily stated.
(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1331884888
• ISBN 13: 9781331884880
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 100
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