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Clothing the Clergy: Virtue and Power in Medieval Europe, c. 800-1200
Clothing the Clergy Virtue and Power in Medieval Europe c 8001200
Author: Maureen C. Miller
After initial ambivalence about distinctive garb for its ministers, early Christianity developed both liturgical garments and visible markers of clerical status outside church. From the ninth century, moreover, new converts to the faith beyond the Alps developed a highly ornate style of liturgical attire; church vestments were made of precious s...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780801479434
ISBN-10: 0801479436
Publication Date: 5/6/2014
Pages: 304
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Cornell University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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