Medieval History
There are some lovely photos on Flickr of a recently restored chasuble at St John's Epping in Essex. A wonderful vestment blending Gothic and Renaissance motifs, it was designed by Cecil Greenwood Hare, Bodley's chief assistant and made by Watts and Co. There is more information here.
- The Lampeter Chasuble
When I arrived here as Chaplain to the University Campus in Lampeter in May, I had no idea what riches awaited me. The Chapel has a wonderful collection of historic vestments dating from the fifteenth to the nineteenth century. Among the...
- The Lyng Table Carpet
One of the most tragic losses of the Reformation was undoubtedly the destruction of fine ecclesiastical textiles. Many thousands of vestments were confiscated and destroyed during the reign of Edward VI and many others were taken...
- Kempe (?) (no In Fact A Waltertapper) Altar Frontal At Grantham
Click through for high resolution photos I took these photos in the summer on a trip to St Wulfram's Grantham, Lincolnshire with Gordon Plumb, but have only just got round to uploading them to Flickr. They show details of a really splendid altar...
- Warham Guild Vestments
I'm rather fond of the work of the Warham Guild, as previous posts on the subject demonstrate. In this picture the dalmatic and tunicle are rather fine examples of the Warham Guild's work, and they belong to St Mary the Virgin Primrose Hill....
- Comper High Mass Vestments At St Mark's Philadelphia
Front of Chasuble by Ninian Comper, originally uploaded by dave62448.I'm not going to comment on the fabulous photos Davis has posted on his Flickr stream, I think these Comper vestments speak for themselves. The vestments are at St Mark's Philadelphia...
Medieval History
Greenwood Hare chasuble at St John Epping
There are some lovely photos on Flickr of a recently restored chasuble at St John's Epping in Essex. A wonderful vestment blending Gothic and Renaissance motifs, it was designed by Cecil Greenwood Hare, Bodley's chief assistant and made by Watts and Co. There is more information here.
- The Lampeter Chasuble
When I arrived here as Chaplain to the University Campus in Lampeter in May, I had no idea what riches awaited me. The Chapel has a wonderful collection of historic vestments dating from the fifteenth to the nineteenth century. Among the...
- The Lyng Table Carpet
One of the most tragic losses of the Reformation was undoubtedly the destruction of fine ecclesiastical textiles. Many thousands of vestments were confiscated and destroyed during the reign of Edward VI and many others were taken...
- Kempe (?) (no In Fact A Waltertapper) Altar Frontal At Grantham
Click through for high resolution photos I took these photos in the summer on a trip to St Wulfram's Grantham, Lincolnshire with Gordon Plumb, but have only just got round to uploading them to Flickr. They show details of a really splendid altar...
- Warham Guild Vestments
I'm rather fond of the work of the Warham Guild, as previous posts on the subject demonstrate. In this picture the dalmatic and tunicle are rather fine examples of the Warham Guild's work, and they belong to St Mary the Virgin Primrose Hill....
- Comper High Mass Vestments At St Mark's Philadelphia
Front of Chasuble by Ninian Comper, originally uploaded by dave62448.I'm not going to comment on the fabulous photos Davis has posted on his Flickr stream, I think these Comper vestments speak for themselves. The vestments are at St Mark's Philadelphia...