Coloured Velvet is Too Gaudy: The 1861 Reforms to the Academical Costume of the University of London
Abstract
The University of London’s original system of academic dress was adopted by the Senate in 1844, and made extensive use of velvet on both gowns and hoods. In 1861 London adopted a radically new system, which eliminated the use of velvet and which has (with various amendments and additions) remained recognizably in use to this day. This article tells the story of how the revision came about, by tracing its progress through the Minute Book of Convocation.
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Christianson, Bruce
(2022)
"Coloured Velvet is Too Gaudy: The 1861 Reforms to the Academical Costume of the University of London,"
Transactions of the Burgon Society:
Vol. 21.
https://doi.org/10.4148/2475-7799.1198
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New Prairie Press
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