Bishop Andrewes cap

The Bishop Andrewes cap is a recent^[when?] reinvention of the ancient style of academic cap as part of academic dress before it developed into the modern mortarboard as it is known today.^[1] The cap is named after Bishop Lancelot Andrewes who may or may not have worn this style of cap at all.

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 a tassel and button, there is a tump or pompom of 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 a Doctor of Divinity (DD) at the University of Cambridge as well as the official dress of certain learned societies such as the Burgon Society.

References

• Goff, Philip (1999). University of London Academic Dress. London: University of London Press.

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Academic dress

Components

Terminology	Groves classification system
Headwear	Bishop Andrewes cap Biretta Canterbury cap Couleur Doctoral hat Faluche Square academic cap Student cap Tudor bonnet
Hoods	Cowl Epitoge Hood Liripipe Stole Tippet
Gowns	Cope Gown Khrui
Miscellaneous	Bands Doctoral ring Sub fusc

People

• Cecil Beaton
• John Burgon
• Charles Franklyn
• Norman Hargreaves-Mawdsley
• George Shaw
• Vivienne Westwood

By country

Australia	Melbourne Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Queensland universities Tasmania
Canada	McGill
Ireland	Dublin National
Philippines	Santo Tomas
Thailand	Chulalongkorn
United Kingdom	England and Wales Bristol Cambridge Durham Exeter Imperial Kent Leeds Liverpool John Moores London King's Manchester Nottingham Oxford Wales Warwick Scotland Edinburgh Glasgow Robert Gordon St Andrews Undergraduate gowns
United States	Columbia Harvard Stanford
Other countries	China France Spain

See also

• The Burgon Society
• Academic scarves
• Honor cords
• Legal dress
• Praxe

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