cope shields

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Scope note
Liturgical vestments comprising a shield-shaped panel of embroidery, artificially stiffened and sometimes adorned with a fringe, attached to the back of the cope. Cope shields evolved from the cappa or hood on the oldest form of copes.
cope shields
Accepted term: 01-Dec-2025