| Description |
503 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 492-496) and indexes. |
| Contents |
At the Vatican. Sacred College ; Roman Curia ; The Papal Household and the Papal family ; Papal diplomacy ; Swiss Guard: defensores ecclesiae libertatis -- Papal honors. Laity ; Clergy ; Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes, and of Malta ; The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem ; Ecclesiastical heraldry -- Church protocol. Forms of address ; Ecclesiastical precedence ; Ecclesiastical protocol and etiquette ; Rites within the Church -- Vesture & insignia. Regulations governing color and material ; Cassock ; Simar ; Fascia ; Roman collar and rabat ; Biretta ; Zucchetto ; Mozzetta ; Ferraiolo ; Mantelletta ; Cappa magna ; Rochet and surplice ; Mantellone, crocia, and soprana ; Pontifical hats ; Ecclesiastical cloaks ; Vesture components ; Tenue de ville ; Sacred vestments ; Rings ; Pectoral cross ; Crozier ; Pallium ; Mitre ; Metropolitan or archiepiscopal cross and the processional cross ; Guidelines of vesture and insignia ; Catholic symbols -- The Papacy & Universal Church. A history of papal titles ; The cycle of the liturgical year ; Religious life in the Church. |
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Catholic Church -- Customs and practices.
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Papacy.
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Church etiquette.
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Papal decorations.
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Church vestments -- Catholic Church.
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| ISBN |
9781402787300 (hardcover) |
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1402787308 (hardcover) |
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9781402790867 (ebook) |
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1402790864 (ebook) |
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