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Published by Dover Publications June 2002, 2002
ISBN 10: 0486421198ISBN 13: 9780486421193
Seller: The Book Garden, Bountiful, UT, U.S.A.
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Good - Cash. Minor rubbing and edge wear to cover, with light reader wear to pages. Still great condition. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.
Published by Dover Publications, Inc. June 2002, 2002
ISBN 10: 0486421309ISBN 13: 9780486421308
Seller: Fallen Leaf Books, Nashville, IN, U.S.A.
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Trade Paperback. Condition: New.
Published by Dover Publications June 2002, 2002
ISBN 10: 0486422399ISBN 13: 9780486422398
Seller: The Book Garden, Bountiful, UT, U.S.A.
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good - Cash. Light rubbing and edge wear to the cover. Still great condition. Unmarked pages. Secure pages, solid binding. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.
Published by Dover Publications June 2002, 2002
ISBN 10: 0486422399ISBN 13: 9780486422398
Seller: Fallen Leaf Books, Nashville, IN, U.S.A.
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Trade Paperback. Condition: New.
Published by Dover Publications June 2002, 2002
ISBN 10: 0486420426ISBN 13: 9780486420424
Seller: A Cappella Books, Inc., Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Good.
Published by Dover Pubns June 2002, 2002
ISBN 10: 0486422569ISBN 13: 9780486422565
Seller: Eighth Day Books, LLC, Wichita, KS, U.S.A.
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Paper Back. Condition: New. Very little has been published in the way of vestment history in the last fifty years, making it difficult to trace the development of their symbolic and ecclesial significance. Thankfully, Herbert Norris' unabridged commentary has resurfaced to remedy that. Written in 1950, this detailed and comprehensive reference offers historical explanations of very particular articles and dress as they appear on the liturgical scene. Norris notes that initially ''no distinctive dress was worn by early clergy'' though ''their natural impulse would be to insist on a certain measure of refinement, beauty, and dignity: and so they arrayed themselves in the best garments they possessed for the service of God.'' It was only when the classical Roman dress was supplanted by more ''barbaric'' (and subsequently, less conservative) types that the church asserted itself by retaining the ''old-fashioned'' out of reverence to God. Beginning with the alb (based loosely on the Roman/Greek tunic), Norris illustrates and outlines the use of over twenty-five garments and accessories including (but not limited to) the chasuble, stole, maniple, mitre, pastoral staff, cross, cassock, cope and surplice. And though most of his terminology is based in the vocabulary of the Roman and Western Churches, he adequately explains the Eastern variants -- giving corresponding nomenclature whenever possible. Nearly three hundred black and white illustrations as well as an eight-page color insert complete this most helpful and fascinating volume.