Ecclesiastical rite of tonsure; 15th century. Bishop in mitre; chasuble; dalmatic; alb and maniple; novices accepting the tonsure (haircut) in surtout and stockings. From a manuscript in the Ottobon collection of the Vatican library. Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries; Levy Fils; Paris; 1861.