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Two shots today, to get at the exotic nature of these “Spanish vestments” (as they were identified to me) in use at The Parish™ (Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini in the Regola zone of Rome) to which I will soon return thanks to you wonderful donors. Up to 85 of you!
Doesn’t that look like a broad stole on that deacon?
I had the idea that Spanish dalmatics were like the Roman but a bit more angular. These look like small copes. I don’t have many photos to go on, however.
Photos from The World’s Best Sacristan™.
A little strange.
I suppose I’ll find out more when I get there.
To those who have donated for red vestments for Ss. Trinità and who are interested in a BLACK set project… nope… they won’t be like these, that’s for sure. Nope. That’s a “no”.
Meanwhile, in chessy news, Nodirbek is doing well in the Prague Chess Festival. That would be fun to attend. I’ve never been in Prague. I understand it is beautiful. The last part of the September pilgrimage is to end up in Prague. That should be great. Nodirbek has moved up in the live ratings to world #5 at 2761.1. Also, there’s a big tourney in Shenzhen China, with Anish and Arjun, etc. Shenzhen, just north of Hong Kong. A simple little town of only 17 million people.
Meanwhile, white to move and mate in 3.
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I had a funny dream that I was in the Prancing Pony in Bree playing chess. That got me thinking about the whimsical teams of the Pro Chess League, such as the Brazil Capybara’s and the Spain Maniac Shrimp. I suppose the chess team of the Prancing Pony would be the… duh… Prancing Ponies, the logo involving… hmmm… which piece? Same for the Riders of Rohan. The Gondor Kings? The Minas Tirith Masters? The Green Dragons of Hobbiton? The Orthanc Isen Guards (sort of like the St. Lous Arch Bishops)? The Lothlorien Mallorns? The Gondolin Vales (no one knows where they play). The Mordor Orcs? The Moria Minors (the logo has only minor pieces)? I suppose that Erebor should have a team, and Rivendell. Maybe you have your own ideas. Now I need a graphic artist.
Speaking of the Prancing Pony and the Green Dragon, you should get yourself some beer from the traditional Benedictine monks of Norcia. They have three types of excellent beer. I can attest to how good it is. With savory things like chess cheese and sausage it is amazing.
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Spanish dalmatics or folded chasubles?
RtoA8 +
K to B7
Q to D5 +
P to C6
Q to C6#
Ra8+, Kb7
Qd5+, Pc6
Qxc6#
Borromean style folded chasubles.
Those look like quite magnificent folded chasubles.
Fascinating take on the chasubles.
The reality is a bit more complex… Indeed, the Spanish have long been famous for the “casulla guitarra” or literally, the “guitar chasuble”. Adding to the confusion is the Anglo term “fiddleback” to refer to ANY Roman style chasuble. While some have long maintained that the name refers to its appearance of a “fiddle”, more scholarly types posit the theory that it refers to the beautiful chasubles woven in the Middle Ages from the plant knows as the “fiddleback reed”. Most Spanish style chasubles tend to be even wider at the bottom. But the style was not limited to Spain. I have in my collection an 18th century French chasuble used in the convent at Liseux. It was occasionally used until the 1920’s when it was “rescued” by a visiting cleric much devoted to the Little Flower. She would have had contact with it in her duties as sacristan. Adding even MORE to the confusion, if that were possible, the Italian church adopted the “Spanish Cut” in the late 19th century in many regions including many parishes in the diocese of Rome. In my visits to my folks’ home country of Argentina, both Spanish and Italian relatives claimed that the style was Spanish and or Italian respectively. LOL Regardless, in the USA, the ONLY places where I’ve found this style in my past years of searching of church attics, have been in areas where there was a heavy Spanish influence…. Desert Southwest and California.
1. Ra8+ forcing Kb7.
2. Qd5+ forcing c6.
3.Qxc6++.
Both queen and rook are right next to the king, but it’s still mate. The rook prevents excape to the empty fields a2, b1 and c1, the queen provides a “jump-over protection” for the rook and also prevents excape to c2 (and also c1), and the queen herself is protected by the white pawn on b5. Neat.