Over the other vestments was worn a circular or oval garment called a chasuble. It had an opening in the centre through which the head was thrust, and its ample folds rested at either side upon the arms. It was worn plain or with an embroidered border.
In later times the chausuble and alb were sometimes made of coloured materials.
The chasuble, maniple, and stole were all of the same material and colour.
The priest wore these vestments during the services, and when he died he was buried in them.
They were put on in the following order: Amice, alb, maniple, stole, and chasuble, and they are often spoken of as the “eucharistic vestments.”
Bishops and Mitred Abbots wore the same vestments as priests, but with the addition of the tunicle and dalmatic below the chasuble, sandals, gloves, a ring set with precious stones on the third finger of the right hand, mitre, and pastoral staff.
The dalmatic was a garment shorter than the alb, slit up for a distance on either side. (Pl. [59], Fig. 3.) Like the chasuble, it was made of rich material.
The tunicle, worn underneath the dalmatic, was similar to it in shape, but made of linen.
The only ecclesiastical ornaments which underwent any change were the mitre and crozier.