BIRRO. - The birrus was an outer garment in the form of a cloak or gabardine that could reach down to the knee and be provided with a hood. The name (Gk. πυρρός) seems to suggest its reddish color, which suggests that originally it was of wool in its natural dye. The ancients themselves are not always in agreement about its richness and purpose. Distinguished from the paenula, it is sometimes brought close to the lacerna and the cucullus, if not confused with them. Probably one must distinguish times and places according to which it could be thick and heavy, common and poor, or even richer and lighter, and even of silk. Likewise, as regards its use among the ancient monks, one should distinguish between East and West.
De, Bruyne Luciano. “Birro.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II, coll. 1672–1673. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949. https://azioneromana.com/article/birro.
MLA
De, Bruyne Luciano. “Birro.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949, coll. 1672–1673. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/birro.
BibTeX
@incollection{ec2_birro,
author = {De, Bruyne Luciano},
title = {Birro},
booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
volume = {II},
pages = {1672--1673},
note = {Cited by column},
publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
address = {Città del Vaticano},
year = {1949},
url = {https://azioneromana.com/article/birro}
}
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