Excerpt from An Introduction to English Liturgical Colours<br><br>A brief account of the origin of the vestments and altar hangings, of the symbolism of colours, and of the early examples of coloured ornaments is provided and at the end, for practical purposes,a scheme of colours is set out in full. It is what, in the judgment of the authors, after weighing carefully all the evidence and assess ing the true value of each item, represents the general usage of the Church of England in pre Reformation days.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.