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The mantellone, the outer vestment of the prelates, differs from the mantelletta by being longer and having wing-like sleeves.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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That band or cord is red and gold for Cardinals; green and gold for Patriarchs and Archbishops; green for Bishops and the Regent of the Apostolic Chancery; amaranth red for the first three classes of Protonotaries Apostolic; purple for the Domestic Prelates and, outside of Rome, for the Prelates di mantellone; black for Titular Protonotaries and all other ecclesiastics.
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