Author: Marion P. Ireland
Title: Textile Art in the Church: Vestments, Paraments, and Hangings in Contemporary Worship, Art, and Architecture
Description: Nashville, Abingdon Press, 1971. Hardcover. Cream cloth boards with dustjacket. Foxing on front board. Dustjacket torn and discolored around edges. Otherwise a clean and tight hardcover book in good condition with a dustjacket in acceptable condition. 283p. Oversized. A survey of contemporary changes in liturgical aesthetics divded into two loose sections. The first part of the book addresses the historical and liturgical function of vestments, art, and architecture in the Catholic Church. The second part records contemporary styles of vestments and architecture as well as the use and importance of liturgical colors. Includes both black & white and color photos of vestments, altar cloths, hangings, church architecture, etc. .

Keywords: art


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