Forbidden Colors in the Regulation of Clerical Dress from the Fourth Lateran Council (1215) to the Time of Nicholas of Cusa (d. 1464)

Thomas M. Izbicki

doi:10.7282/T3VX0DGD

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Forbidden Colors in the Regulation of Clerical Dress from the Fourth Lateran Council (1215) to the Time of Nicholas of Cusa (d. 1464)

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Forbidden Colors in the Regulation of Clerical Dress from the Fourth Lateran Council (1215) to the Time of Nicholas of Cusa (d. 1464)

Thomas M. Izbicki

Boydell

2005

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https://doi.org/10.7282/T3VX0DGD

Abstract

Canon law

Clergy

Medieval clergy

Sumptuary laws

Colors--Religious aspects

Medieval canon law attempted to distinguish clergy from the laity by restricting their dress choices. The article focuses on prohibition of wearing red or green on the street. Both colors were identified with the nobility.

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Title: Subtitle: Forbidden Colors in the Regulation of Clerical Dress from the Fourth Lateran Council (1215) to the Time of Nicholas of Cusa (d. 1464)
Creators: Thomas M. Izbicki (Author) - Research & Instructional Services (RIS), Rutgers University
Date published: 2005
Publisher: Boydell
Number of pages: 10 p.
Academic Unit: New Brunswick Libraries; Rutgers University Libraries
Language: English
Resource Type: Book chapter
Comment: The published version was published as Chapter 7 in Medieval Clothing and Textiles 1
Identifiers: 991031549994004646