Ecclesiastical Vestments: Their development and history

by Robert Alexander Stewart Macalister

• The Holy Trinity.
• Our Lord.
• The Majesty.
• The Holy Ghost, Crucifix, and St Mary the Virgin.

Incidents in the life of Our Lord, and His emblems:

• Our Lord with the Cross.
• The Passion, in scenes.
• The Crucifixion.
• Ditto, with SS Mary and John on either side.
• Ditto, ditto, the Father above.
• The Ascension.
• Our Lord sitting on the rainbow.
• The root of Jesse.
• The vernacle.
• The Holy Lamb.
• Crosses.

Members of the Holy Host of Heaven:

• [Archangels, angels, and images, passim.]
• Two angels singing.
• Two angels incensing.
• An angel bearing a crown.
• Two angels bearing St John Baptist's head (properly heraldic).
• An angel with a harp.

Scenes in the life of St Mary the Virgin and her emblems:

• Salutation.
• St Mary; on the left side three kings, on the right two shepherds, and an angel with 'Gloria in excelsis.'
• St Mary with the Holy Child.
• Ditto, and St Mary Magdalene.
• Burial.
• Assumption.
• Coronation.
• 'Our lady of pity.'
• Wm. Marshall (donor of vestment) kneeling to the Virgin.
• Suns, Moons, Stars.
• Roses, lilies. (See Group I.)

Other Saints and their emblems:

• 'History of Apostles and Martyrs.'
• St Peter.
• St Catherine.
• St Catherine (the tomb springing oil).
• St John Baptist.
• St Bartholomew.
• History of St John Baptist,⎱ Probably in different scenes.
• History of St Thomas,⎰
• Wheels (St Catherine).
• Keys (St Peter).
• The Majesty, SS Mary the Virgin, Peter, Paul, the four evangelists, and a man kneeling to them.