Pontifical

A liturgical book containing the order of service for those sacraments administered exclusively by popes or bishops.

A liturgical book containing the order of service for those sacraments administered exclusively by popes or bishops. Among these sacraments are the dedication of churches and altars, the ordination of clergy, confirmation, the blessing of abbots and abbesses and of holy oil, and the consecration of liturgical equipment.

  • Arabic:
    صبغة ;صباغ

Michelle Brown, Understanding Illuminated Manuscripts (Malibu, CA: J. Paul Getty Museum in association with the British Library, c1994).