Herbert Norris was a costume historian, and this book, published by J. M. Dent and Sons in 1949, traces the historical development of Christian liturgical vestments from their late antique origins through their medieval and later forms. Its strength is Norris's expertise in the history of dress generally, situating church vestments within the broader history of clothing and textile rather than treating them as a wholly separate category. Its limit is its age, dating from the mid twentieth century, and later liturgical and textile scholarship has refined some of its historical claims, so it is best read as a foundational survey of the subject's history rather than as reflecting the most current scholarly consensus on every specific garment's origin.
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Reliability Tier2
Published by J. M. Dent and Sons, a general trade publisher, as Herbert Norris' historical survey of ecclesiastical vestments; a reputable early twentieth century secondary reference rather than a modern peer reviewed academic monograph, hence the middle tier. NotesA mid-twentieth-century reference history of the origin and development of Christian liturgical vestments. Use for established facts about the historical form and development of vestments; dated, and later liturgical-history scholarship should be checked alongside it for any claim about the earliest period, where the evidence base has since been revised.
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AuthorHerbert Norris
PublisherJ. M. Dent and Sons
Publication Year1949
Source Typebook
Claims Backed By This Source (34 claims)
This source backs 34 claims across the atlas. As facts: 12 well-attested. As cited relationships: 4 holds, 2 connected, 3 rejected Here. Plus 13 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Denominations, 16 claims: 2 well-attested, 4 holds, 2 connected, 3 rejected Here, 5 general references.
- Religious Dress & Vestments, 7 claims: 7 general references.
- Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.
- Articles, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 general references.
General References
13Religious Dress & Vestments
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