Kugel or Gugel (from it. Gugel - hood, cowl) - name in medieval Germany hood with extended lower part, which lies on the shoulders or cover his shoulders like a short cape. Kugel was a monastic robes. Made of thick fabric, comfortable to wear, it was quite common in the XIII-XIV centuries and the people, as well protected from the cold head, neck and chest. In the XVII century in Russia, after the church reforms of Patriarch Nikon in the Orthodox vestments Schemamonk also entered the hood with a similar name - dolls (from Lat. Cucullus - hood) - with a sharp dome and two long strips of matter, coming down on the back and chest.
Kugel
Kugel or Gugel (from it. Gugel - hood, cowl) - name in medieval Germany hood with extended lower part, which lies on the shoulders or cover his shoulders like a cape short. Kugel was a monastic robes. Made of thick fabric, comfortable to wear, it was quite common in the XIII-XIV centuries and ...