Textiles and Dress

Cope

A cope (Latin: pluviale ("rain coat") or cappa ("cape")) is a liturgical long mantle or cloak, open at the front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. It may be of any liturgical colour. A cope may be worn by any rank of the Catholic or Anglican clergy, and by licensed lay ministers on certain occasions. In the Evangelical-Lutheran Churches, the cope is typically worn by a bishop, though priests wear it when presiding over baptisms, weddings and funerals (as with the Church of Sweden). If worn by a bishop, it is generally accompanied by a mitre. The clasp, which is often highly ornamented, is called a morse. In art, angels are often shown wearing copes, especially in Early Netherlandish painting.

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• ▸Hungarians
• ▸Lakes on Mars
• ▸Aboyne dress

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