TheBishop Andrewes capis a recent[when?]reinvention of the ancient style ofacademic capas part ofacademic dressbefore it developed into the modern mortarboard as it is known today.[1]The cap is named afterBishopLancelot Andreweswho may or may not have worn this style of cap at all.
Bishop Andrewes cap
The cap is similar to the mortarboard save that it does not have a hard board to stiffen the top square. Instead, it is soft and floppy. Instead of atasselandbutton,there is a tump orpompomof silk at the centre of the apex. It is usually made of black velvet.
The cap is currently prescribed for the full academical dress for aDoctor of Divinity(DD) at theUniversity of Cambridgeas well as the official dress of certainlearned societiessuch asthe Burgon Society.
References
edit- Goff, Philip (1999).University of London Academic Dress.London: University of London Press.
Notes
edit- ^Goff; p.22-23