To interrupt the run of text with our serialisation of Dominus Iesus, check out this chasuble, which I saw was on display at the Cathedral this morning. Occasionally, different vestments will get put on display at the back. This one recently replaced a plain white Latin fiddleback with gold edging. The other one on display is too trendy to show on here.
This lovely flower has been picked out in the same colour as the lining.
Has anyone seen this bird?
It is a lovely floral embroidered piece (which one would usually class as white Marian - I don't know whether anyone was thinking that when putting out this May) with some fine dark red damask orphreys, which is embellished with black edging and gold embroidered studs and a purple lining. Along with the flowers, there are grapes and birds. I don't know what the birds are supposed to be; they seem to be generic birds, nothing like a phoenix or pelican or something like that. I'm not very up on the use of birds in vestment making. I have included some details below. I haven't seen this one in use before, which is a shame, as it looks hand-embroidered (unless someone has cheated and used one of those clever embroidery machines you can get nowadays!).
This lovely flower has been picked out in the same colour as the lining.
Has anyone seen this bird?
I don't know what happened to the maniple...!
It all reminds me a little of the Pope's recent visit to Monte Cassino. The nice Benedictines there presented him with a fine set of replica mediaeval vestments made by Italy's finest vestment maker, and placed him in a marvellous throne with some amazing embroidery on the chair and canopy. Sorry about the watermark...
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