What is in Kelvin's Head?

Let’s hear it for Our Lady. (And for J Paul Getty)

15/08/2013

Let’s hear it for our Lady on this the Feast of the Assumption. Here’s a gorgous pic of her being crowned in heaven.

And, let’s hear it for the J Paul Getty museum which has just decided to make a very significant collection of images, including the one above, available under an Open Content Programme. That means that the images are available in high quality for you to do what you like with. They are free at the point of delivery, just like healthcare.

The religious pics are fabulous and are crying out for use in blogs, courses, Lent and Holy Week programmes, Christmas Carol Service brochures and all kinds of things.

The picture above is a Coronation of the Virgin from Willem Vrelant, a Flemish illuminator who produced it sometimes around the 1460s. More about it here.

All hail Our Lady, Queen of Heaven.

All hail J Paul Getty for sharing her with us today.

Assumption, our Lady

18 responses to “Biretta Watch – Snowy Day”

Lay clerk

10/03/2009

Hats are old hat. What you really need is a papal ombrellino to keep the snow off! Then you could wear a wooly hat under it which no one would notice because they’d all be so impressed by what you were carrying. Or maybe what the server was carrying for you.

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kelvin

10/03/2009

Don’t think for a moment, Lay Clerk, that I have not used such a liturgical essential whilst worshipping the Lord in Scotland.

I most certainly have, though not to keep the snow off.

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Lay clerk

11/03/2009

Heaven forfend that I would even consider for a fleeting moment that you had not taken advantage of the full panoply of liturgical sex-aids available!

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David |Dah • veed|

11/03/2009

I am sure that the proper term Lay Clerk is paraments!

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Jeff Queen

12/03/2009

I do like the biretta when traveling…will be wearing one this weekend in the St. Patrick’s day parade. Just a thought, maybe you should change the name of the site to “What’s on Kelvin’s Head.” Just a thought.

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Paul

12/09/2011

Have been trying desperately to find a Canterbury Cap these last few weeks. Seems no-one makes or sells them anymore!
A shame, as my former parish was the home of Lancelot Andrewes and they are celebrating his contribution to the translation of the KJB during a Festival Weekend, 24/25 September. I so wanted to wear a hat more in sympathy with the 17th century!
I shall either default to a skullcap or a biretta, I guess….
😉

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Rosemary Hannah

12/09/2011

Some academic head gear (doctoral level) is based on the Canterbury Cap – try academic outfitters.

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Kennedy

12/09/2011

I think I saw +Idris sporting one at the TISEC award ceremony.

Maybe he’ll know where to get one.

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