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About Gloves in Medieval times:
In medieval times, the use of gloves by the aristocracy became more frequent, being worn in home sports (hunting with falcons, archery) and simply as ostentatious displays of luxury. In the courtly etiquette, if the knight offered perfumed white gloves to a lady and she accepted them, this established a relation of dependency between them.
The custom of presenting a pair of white gloves to the neophyte at the
conclusion of an initiation ceremony has a long historical tradition, and
it is recorded already in the 10th century. A chronicle relates that in the year
960, the monks of Saint Alban’s Monastery in Mainz (Germany), presented a
pair of gloves to the bishop at his investiture. The prayer pronounced during
the investiture ceremony included a phrase beseeching God to cloth with purity
the hands of His servant.
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Similarly, the kings of France received a pair of gloves at their
coronation. The consecrated hands of the king, like those
of the bishop, should not be soiled by contact with impure things. After
the ceremony, the Hospitaler burned the gloves, to prevent their later use for
profane purposes.
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The use of gloves by medieval masons is confirmed by documentary evidence. In
the year 1322, at Ely (a cathedral city of England), the sacrist purchased
gloves for the masons engaged in the “new work”, and in 1456, at Eton
College, five pairs of gloves were presented to the “layers” of the walls,
“as custom may have required”.
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Gloves were a customary New Year gift, sometimes substituted by “glove money”.
Also, gloves were a traditional present of lovers to their fiancés.
Medieval Gloves etc.
Faith And Purity Defined By Masonic Gloves
- In medieval times, the use of Masonic gloves became more frequent by the aristocracy being worn in some sports like hunting with falcons or archery and simply as ostentatious displays of luxury. In the courtly etiquette, if the knight offered perfumed white gloves to a lady and she accepted them then this established a relation of dependency on both of them.
In the Christian church of the middle ages, gloves were always worn by priests or bishops in the performance of ecclesiastical functions. They were made of linen and were milky white in color. The gloves given to the candidate for himself are intended to teach him that the acts of a mason should be spotless and pure as the gloves are now given to him.
The symbolism of the gloves is, in fact, but a modification is that of the apron. Apron and gloves both signify the same thing; both are allusive towards purification of life.
Gloves and Mittens in the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Gloves appear in two sets of contexts before the 16th century: in ecclesiastical and royal/ceremonial contexts, and in scenes of outdoor labor and falconry. It is only in the very end of the 15th century, and later, that they are worn as a fashionable accessory.
I've attempted to divide up the gloves by type. For additional information on
the history of gloves and their manufacture, see Gloves,
their annals and associations and also these
links.
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From Morte Arthure, c. 1440
