Abstract
Caesarius wrote a Rule, revised in 534, for his sister's convent in Arles. The regulations it contains exhibit many indications of Caesarius's attempts to move the nuns from their former ways of life to a more ascetic regimen. Some of the rules involve clothing and other textiles used at the convent. Ever the micromanager, he specifies forbidden and permitted textiles, colours, and styles of adornment. This paper explores the nature of these regulations, and relates them to Caesarius's larger programme of asceticism and political influence displayed in the Rule and his other writings.
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