Almuce

The Almutia, formerly Almucia, belonged to the choir dress of the canons and Stiftsbenefiziaten. There is a shoulder collar which can be open or closed all around the front. The hem can be decorated with textile tassels or fur tails.

In Arabic called al - musta - kah a fur coat with long sleeves. Even in the 12th century was understood as the Almutia headgear ( cf. German hat), which is above the ears and a hood that is extended beyond the back down. Only in the late Middle Ages, developed the well-known form.

Eva Nienholdt writes in 1958 that " fur is not missing in the clerical garb ":

" Conspicuous in fur phenomenon occurs mainly in the " Almucia ", which is hardly worn today. It is composed of "existing fur shoulder cape " of the canons of us met on Kanonikergrabtafeln the late Middle Ages and over again with the typical " stocking of tails " at the bottom hem. This late form is the end product of their development. Originally the Almucia that is mentioned in the 12th century for the first time, a hood that usually with "stuff abgefüttertem lambskin " was while had to serve " the tail tips of small animals tassels " to. "

Furthermore Nienholdt writes:

" Pulled the canon the Almucia not, then he hung it at least as to him attributable badges over the left arm, as we would, for example, in the painting of Jan van Eyck, Madonna of Canon van der Paele ( 1436, Bruges, Mus. ) see (see the picture at right front). For monks and nuns also the fur of Almucia was adapted to the prescribed colors, so consisted of " white or black or black-colored lambskin ." Also " ermine " is not missing as food. ( In the Canons of St. John of the vineyards in Soissons, Wietz Volume 1, Plate 22) "

Became in the Middle Ages to the shoulder jacket, the Almutia was often made ​​of so-called gray work that are the back skins of Russian squirrels, the Russian error (see photo and image van Eyck ). The monks and nuns of the Congregation of St. Waast in Arras ( 1569 ) contributed a reaching down to the feet Almutia in the manner of a stole of black fur.