The rectangular piece of white linen worn beneath the alb is an 'amice', from the Latin word 'amictus' meaning cloak.
The Priests were required to wear a white linen garb and and white sandals
A white linen kilt around the waist.
Answer:There is a reference to "white linen" in 2 Chronicles 5:12 - and the Levites who were the singers, all those of Asaph and Heman and Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, stood at the east end of the altar, clothed in white linen, having cymbals, stringed instruments and harps, and with them one hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets-[NKJV]Then there is Revelation 19:14, where the word order is reversed: And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses.And the NIV contains this reference:Esther 1:6 - The garden had hangings of white and blue linen, fastened with cords of white linen and purple material to silver rings on marble pillars. There were couches h of gold and silver on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl and other costly stones.
It is a great smell, or a long piece of white cloth.
According to the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, an amice is "a liturgical vestment consisting of an oblong piece of white linen worn around the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb." For more information about the amice on Answers.com, click on the Related Link. And to see a clear image of a priest wearing an amice, click on the Related Link to Google Images.
Absolutely. Provided that the seersucker creates an aesthetically pleasing combination with the linen. I would recommend standard seersucker (light blue and white) with a white or tan linen.
It is called a pall, it is basically a stiff piece of cardboard covered in white linen and usually embroidered with a cross or some other religious symbol.
just like a handkerchief today. Cotton, linen or silk, white, around 30x30 cm.
Ancient Egyptians used a material called linen.
with strips of white linen
No, the altar linen must always be white. Violet can be used for hangings on the front of the altar or sides, but the top cloth must always be white linen.