Glossary of ecclesiastical ornament and costume, compiled from ancient authorities and examples
A Pugin glossary of 1846 published in London by H. G. Bohn, compiled from medieval authorities for church builders, decorators and clergy studying ecclesiastical ornament and vestments. Its coloured plates show gilded and painted patterns: crosses, heraldic shields, monograms and quatrefoil panels, rendered in flat red, green, blue and gold. A designer could take the stencil-like geometric repeats, the cross variants and the limited medieval palette as ready motifs for borders and panels.
