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Albs

Scope note

Long, close-sleeved vestments with a full skirt, usually of linen. White in the Western Church, of varying colors in the Eastern Church. Also, similar secular garments, especially those worn in Greco-Roman times.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000210415

Broader Terms used

vestments

Term used for

albas
albs

Equivalent Terms used

alb

Created

13yrs ago

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