On the Apparel of Women, Book I

Book I

• On the Apparel of Women I.1 — The Origin of Female Ornamentation, Traced Back to the Angels Who Had Fallen. For they, withal, who instituted them are assigned, under condemnation, to the penalty of death,—those angels, to wit, who rushed from…vatican.va
• On the Apparel of Women I.2 — Concerning the Genuineness of “The Prophecy of Enoch.”. I am aware that the Scripture of Enoch, which has assigned this order (of action) to angels, is not received by some, because it is not admitted into the Jewish…vatican.va
• On the Apparel of Women I.3 — Waiving the Question of the Authors, Tertullian Proposes to Consider the Things on Their Own Merits. Chapter IV.—Waiving the Question of the Authors, Tertullian Proposes to Consider the Things on Their Own Merits.…vatican.va
• On the Apparel of Women I.4 — Gold and Silver Not Superior in Origin or in Utility to Other Metals. Gold and silver, the principal material causes of worldly splendour, must necessarily be identical (in nature) with that out of which they have…vatican.va
• On the Apparel of Women I.5 — Of Precious Stones and Pearls. But, in the next place, what am I to interpret those jewels to be which vie with gold in haughtiness, except little pebbles and stones and paltry particles of the self-same earth; but…vatican.va
• On the Apparel of Women I.6 — Rarity the Only Cause Which Makes Such Things Valuable. It is only from their rarity and outlandishness that all these things possess their grace; in short, within their own native limits they are not held of so high…vatican.va
• On the Apparel of Women I.7 — Chapter VIII.—The Same Rule Holds with Regard to Colours. God’s Creatures Generally Not to Be Used, Except for the Purposes to Which He Has Appointed Them. Similarly, too, do even the servants of those barbarians…vatican.va
• On the Apparel of Women I.8 — God's Distribution Must Regulate Our Desires, Otherwise We Become the Prey of Ambition and Its Attendant Evils. Chapter IX.—God’s Distribution Must Regulate Our Desires, Otherwise We Become the Prey of Ambition and…vatican.va