[Magdalen] Tippet protocol

[ME Michaud]

He doesn't write about insignia at all.
However ...
he describes it as "plain" in several places,
which once meant "unadorned."
Good times.
-M


On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 9:11 PM Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
wrote:

> On the cappa nigra, or black choir cope, Dearmer says, "The use of such a
> black cloak over the surplice at funerals would save some washing and a few
> lives."  !?!
>
> My 10th (1921) edition of A Parson's Handbook says a lot about tippets but
> nothing about insignia on them; I suppose it just wasn't done in 1921 in
> his experience.
>
> In the 13th edition (1965), revised and rewritten by Cyril Pocknee, it
> says, "[The tippet] belongs properly to the clerk in Holy Orders and it
> should not be used to display diocesan arms or rows of military ribbons or
> medals." This edition also complains about surplices of the time: "...our
> church furnishers have much to answer for in the 'sausage skin' that all
> too often passes for a surplice.'"
>
> It's just fun sometimes to flip through A Parson's Handbook for some catty
> comments. :)
>
> On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 4:50 PM ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > BTW Dearmer has his usual acerbic comments.
> > If you're interested in replacing your dog-eared cooy,  A Parson's
> Handbook
> > is available as a Kindle book.
> > Not expensive, either.
> > -M
> >
> >
> --
> Scott R. Knitter
> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
>