There has been much controversy as to the date of the dalmatic of Charlemagne in the Vatican treasury.
The only somewhat earlier piece of mediæval gold embroidery with which I am acquainted is the dalmatic of Charlemagne in the Vatican, richly embroidered in fine gold thread; and the mantle of the Emperor Henry II.
Lord Lindsay tells us that in the dalmatic of Charlemagne, (called that of Leo III.
The dalmatic has been much restored, but, I believe, most carefully kept to the old lines.
This dalmatic must be ranked first and highest among ecclesiastical embroideries.
The Dalmatic from Anagni, exhibited at Rome in 1870, he thinks is probably English.
Portion of Dalmatic embroidered by Blanche, Queen of Charles IV.
But the dalmatic of Charlemagne, at Rome, is embroidered on a stout blue satin, and has never been transferred; and at Constantinople, Baldwin II.
The most characteristic ornament of the dalmatic and tunicle is the vertical stripes running from the shoulder to the lower hem, these being connected by a cross-band, the position of which differs in various countries (see figs.
In England at the Reformation the dalmatic ultimately shared the fate of the chasuble and other mass vestments.
Dalmatic and tunicle are now, however, practically identical in shape and size; though, strictly, the latter should be somewhat smaller and with narrower arms.
According to the actual use of the Roman Catholic Church dalmatic and tunicle are worn by deacon and subdeacon when assisting at High Mass, and at solemn processions and benedictions.
Its origin is almost certainly the richly embroidered dalmatic that formed part of the consular insignia, which under the name of sakkos became a robe of state special to the emperors.
Two half-length saints are on the dalmatic beneath a double arch.
It is suggested that one of these, Decius the Illyrian, introduced the use of the dalmatic into Rome (the common dress in Dalmatia), which was frequently used by the nobles of the court of Valerian.
The first record of its ecclesiastical use is at Rome in the 8th century, when it was worn only with the dalmatic and was known as the anabolagium (anagolaium, anagolagium, from Gr.
This apparel, when the vestment has been adjusted, forms a sort of stiff collar which appears above the chasuble or dalmatic (see fig.
In the mediaeval period the dalmatic was slit for a short distance up either side and fringes were added to decorate the slits, the hems, and the ends of the sleeves.
A man's nightshirt is severe in cut like that which he wears in the day, and the sides are slit up in both garments as they are in the dalmatic and the tunics worn by the Anglo-Saxons, which were like a day shirt, longer behind than in front.
Over the dalmatic comes the imperial mantle which seems to have been originally a chasuble, but is now slit up in front.
In connection with the coronation of English sovereigns the dalmaticis still used, as well as representatives of other ecclesiastical vestments, but to these we shall refer again.
The dalmatic was a wide gown or tunic with long full sleeves, which was derived apparently from the albe and used by persons in high secular positions before it was adopted by the Church.
The Dalmatic of Charlemagne is embroidered on blue satin, although this is a rare early example of the material.
The Dalmatic of Charlemagne is given by Louis Farcy to the twelfth century.
The dalmatic was another upper garment, in form like a wide short tunic slit up at the sides, with short wide sleeves; and about the tenth century it became the distinctive upper vestment of the deacon.
The archiepiscopal figure below wears a similar mitre, a pall over a light green chasuble; underneath a pink dalmatic and a purple show at the arms, as well as below.
Perhaps the most remarkable example of all which have survived to illustrate the work of the Byzantine embroiderers is the blue silk robe known as the dalmatic of Charlemagne or of Leo III.
Embroidered robe known as the "Dalmatic of Charlemagne," or of Leo III.
A vestment worn by the Subdeacon or Epistoler at the celebration of the Holy Communion; somewhat similar to the Dalmatic worn by the Deacon or Gospeler, but shorter, narrower and not so elaborately embroidered.
Where they are used, the cope, chasuble, maniple, dalmatic and tunic also vary with the Season in the same manner.
She rose and went over to the arm-chair with the dragons in which the melting shades of the rosa di gruogo of the ancientdalmatic continued to languish exquisitely.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "dalmatic" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
