Book contents
- The Cambridge History of the Papacy
- The Cambridge History of the Papacy
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Table
- Contributors
- General Introduction
- Part I Spaces, Liturgies, Travels
- Part II Women, Gender, Sexuality
- Part III Science, Medicine, Technology
- Part IV Education, Culture, Arts
- 21 Papal Patronage and the Reception of Classicism in Medieval Rome
- 22 Books, Libraries, and Texts
- 23 The Papacy and Printing, 1464–1633
- 24 Papal Patronage and the Arts: From the Early Christian Period to the Twentieth Century
- 25 The Papacy and Music
- 26 The Popes and Education in Early Modern Europe, 1400–1800
- 27 The Papal Wardrobe
- Select Bibliography
- Index
27 - The Papal Wardrobe
from Part IV - Education, Culture, Arts
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 February 2025
- The Cambridge History of the Papacy
- The Cambridge History of the Papacy
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Table
- Contributors
- General Introduction
- Part I Spaces, Liturgies, Travels
- Part II Women, Gender, Sexuality
- Part III Science, Medicine, Technology
- Part IV Education, Culture, Arts
- 21 Papal Patronage and the Reception of Classicism in Medieval Rome
- 22 Books, Libraries, and Texts
- 23 The Papacy and Printing, 1464–1633
- 24 Papal Patronage and the Arts: From the Early Christian Period to the Twentieth Century
- 25 The Papacy and Music
- 26 The Popes and Education in Early Modern Europe, 1400–1800
- 27 The Papal Wardrobe
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The vestments and regalia worn by the pope have long been used to convey the role’s primacy and singularity in the Catholic Church as both temporal and spiritual sovereign. This chapter describes the evolution of papal garb, alongside their visual and textual representations, from the twelfth century to the present day. It also maps the changing sites of the reception of the pope’s appearance over eight centuries, considering how the papacy has mobilized clothing to convey meaning in different pastoral, political, and media contexts. Clothing and regalia have been used strategically and deliberately, at various times, to represent the pope’s spiritual humility, his wealth and prestige, his status as international diplomat, and his sovereignty.
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- The Cambridge History of the Papacy , pp. 748 - 770Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025