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The Hoods Of The Three Senior Doctorates At Edinburgh, Nicholas Groves
The Hoods Of The Three Senior Doctorates At Edinburgh, Nicholas Groves
Transactions of the Burgon Society
The article tracks changes to the hoods of Doctor of Divinity, Doctor of Laws, and Doctor of Medicine at the University of Edinburgh from various sources from 1843 to 1970 in a chart with illustrations.
In Memoriam: Robin L. D. Rees, Nicholas Groves
In Memoriam: Robin L. D. Rees, Nicholas Groves
Transactions of the Burgon Society
Obituary of Robin L. D. Rees, 1946–2021. He was a Fellow of the Society and designed the hoods of the Institute of Physics and for the Archbishop’s Certificate in Church Music.
Editor’S Note, Stephen Wolgast
Editor’S Note, Stephen Wolgast
Transactions of the Burgon Society
No abstract provided.
Cap And Gown? Use Of Headgear At Graduation In Uk Universities In The Twenty-First Century, Martin J. Hardcastle
Cap And Gown? Use Of Headgear At Graduation In Uk Universities In The Twenty-First Century, Martin J. Hardcastle
Transactions of the Burgon Society
Academic headwear, partticularly in the form of the square cap or mortar-board, is perhaps the most widely recognised symbol of educational achievement in the world. This article surveys the current practice of wearing academic caps of all types at graduation ceremonies in UK universities, to understand whether there are common factors in the use or disuse of headwear, and thus tentatively to explain the wide variation in practice that is seen in the twenty-first century.
Primary Source: Examining Official Dress In Universities In Aotearoa New Zealand, Scott Pilkington
Primary Source: Examining Official Dress In Universities In Aotearoa New Zealand, Scott Pilkington
Transactions of the Burgon Society
No abstract provided.
‘Different Forms Of Gowns For All Sorts Of Scholars In Their Several Ranks’: Academic Undress At Oxford In 1635, Alex Kerr
Transactions of the Burgon Society
This is a study of a one-page manuscript in the Oxford University Archives with the title ‘Different Forms of Gowns for All Sorts of Scholars in their Several Ranks’, dated June 1635. It was clearly written in connection with the Laudian Code of statutes, which was drafted in 1634 and adopted in 1636. The Code included regulations on university dress and its use at Oxford that would remain in force for 134 years. The document gives a concise specification for Oxford gowns at a time when other written records providing such detail are lacking and pictorial evidence is sparse. This …