Fulgour
Of late I have been pondering the possible significance of the hat
slung over the shoulder of the kneeling figure on our left in the
card known as V Le Pape. Has this acolyte, or cleric, come late to
his appointment, or does he plan on making an early departure?
There are, of course, other possibilities. But what's with the hat?
*
Hats, caps, and all that...
A skull cap is small and round, closely fitting the top of the head
and with no brim or peak, although it can have a short tail. Also
known as a calotte, it was often worn under another cap or hat.
A version of the skull cap known as a zucchetto was adopted by
the Church as a round cap to cover the tonsure. Another variant
of the skull cap was the biretta which, by the fifteenth century,
developed into a stiffened, square shape with three or four raised
ridges on the crown radiating from the centre. (note * at bottom)
The Tonsure
Tonsure, from the Latin tonsura, denotes the cutting of the hair
as well as the shaven crown worn by clerics as a distinctive mark
of their state. It was eventually reduced to the size of a fried egg.
It was a sacred rite, by which layman were received into a clerical
state, and the prerequisite for the reception of orders. (continued)
The Acolyte
It was not uncommon during much of the Middle Ages
for the village priest to be a local boy, if not from the village
then from nearby, who was sent off to monastery school
at seven or ten, and returned a few years later. A small
village might have only the one priest. A larger one might
have a priest plus an acolyte. from: Medieval Society
Acolyte: Someone who assists a priest or minister in a liturgical
service; a cleric ordained in the highest of the minor orders in
the Roman Catholic Church. (fr.Gk: akolouthos, attendant.)
A Glossary of the Medieval Church
Acolyte: the highest of the minor orders of the ministry,
they had particular responsibility for candles and assisted
in preparations for mass: the highest of the minor orders.
_____________________
*A merry chase after some funny hats...
http://www.theweebsite.com/
will get your here, but ~
http://www.theweebsite.com/sewing/index.html
click on "Hats" in the lower Right corner,
and then "Caps" upper Right in text.
slung over the shoulder of the kneeling figure on our left in the
card known as V Le Pape. Has this acolyte, or cleric, come late to
his appointment, or does he plan on making an early departure?
There are, of course, other possibilities. But what's with the hat?
*
Hats, caps, and all that...
A skull cap is small and round, closely fitting the top of the head
and with no brim or peak, although it can have a short tail. Also
known as a calotte, it was often worn under another cap or hat.
A version of the skull cap known as a zucchetto was adopted by
the Church as a round cap to cover the tonsure. Another variant
of the skull cap was the biretta which, by the fifteenth century,
developed into a stiffened, square shape with three or four raised
ridges on the crown radiating from the centre. (note * at bottom)
The Tonsure
Tonsure, from the Latin tonsura, denotes the cutting of the hair
as well as the shaven crown worn by clerics as a distinctive mark
of their state. It was eventually reduced to the size of a fried egg.
It was a sacred rite, by which layman were received into a clerical
state, and the prerequisite for the reception of orders. (continued)
The Acolyte
It was not uncommon during much of the Middle Ages
for the village priest to be a local boy, if not from the village
then from nearby, who was sent off to monastery school
at seven or ten, and returned a few years later. A small
village might have only the one priest. A larger one might
have a priest plus an acolyte. from: Medieval Society
Acolyte: Someone who assists a priest or minister in a liturgical
service; a cleric ordained in the highest of the minor orders in
the Roman Catholic Church. (fr.Gk: akolouthos, attendant.)
A Glossary of the Medieval Church
Acolyte: the highest of the minor orders of the ministry,
they had particular responsibility for candles and assisted
in preparations for mass: the highest of the minor orders.
_____________________
*A merry chase after some funny hats...
http://www.theweebsite.com/
will get your here, but ~
http://www.theweebsite.com/sewing/index.html
click on "Hats" in the lower Right corner,
and then "Caps" upper Right in text.
