cæppe

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cæppe, f.n: cloak, cape, usually hooded, especially an ecclesiastic’s cloak; chasuble; hood, cap. (KAP-puh / ˈkæp-pə)

Medieval manuscript image of a bishop wearing mitre and chasuble gesturing with both hands and looking at an organ that hovers above steam rising from cauldron on a stand over a fire.
Sylvester II making an organ play by steam; France (Amiens?), 1300-1310; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.751, f. 100r. [ica.themorgan.org]

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