Priests doing Mass in 15C

[silverwhistle]

Some pics (some of these are of the Mass of St Gregory, where he's supposed to have a vision of Christ, but I'm posting these for costume reference and practice):

• By Jean Poyer: NB cloth-of-gold chasuble and dalmatics.
• Mass of Saint Gilles, set in the Abbey of Saint-Denis.
• This one's a bit cartoon-y.
• French engraving of the Mass of St Gregory: NB Papal

Comments

[akkismos]

These are excellent! (And thank you for curating them, as truth be told I really wouldn't know where to look.) This novel, as well as this small fandom (?) has pulled me into previously uncharted territory, at least for me. :) Interest will take one anywhere, I suppose, but it helps to have a guide for at least some of the journey!

I enjoyed the article about the chasuble, and how the garments have changed but the tradition hasn't. That seems keeping in with various functions, though some might forget the prior logistics of the matter. The background is definitely appreciated, as I'm sure--if I saw it now, from such an angle--I might wonder why, as the fabric (presently) isn't so heavy/wouldn't warrant such a thing, but yes. It'd make perfect sense that it was at one point in time and they wouldn't want all that dragging about the floor.

[silverwhistle]

It was one of several factors that helped pull me into studying mediæval history at university over 30 years ago. I think our dear Claude can have quite an effect on people…