Word: alb
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Bishop, the item noted, would bring his vestments with him. His equipage will include a wardrobe which would be the envy of a Zulu wife-hunter for brilliance, of an Eskimo seal-hunter for warmth, of a U. S. antique-hunter for traditions. The most venerable are the: Alb, which is a white linen robe, once form-fitting (contracted from the flowing garment of Biblical times in order to give greater facility in handling dripping baptised persons), but recently, in the hours of the church, enlarged again. It reaches the ankles. Although a poor cleric (such as the brother...
...scheduled to visit the U. S. bringing alb, chasuble, dalmatic and tunicle...