Textiles and Dress

Coronation cloak

The Coronation cloak or pluviale (Latin for mantle) was one of the Imperial Regalia of the Holy Roman Empire and was the main piece of the coronation regalia of the Roman-German emperors. The Arab-Norman work from a 12th-century Sicilian workshop was used for most coronations of the Roman-German emperors from the 13th century until the end of the old empire. The mantle is on display today in the Imperial Treasury of the Vienna Hofburg, together with the other coronation insignia such as the imperial crown, imperial sword and imperial orb.

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• ▸Basotho blanket
• ▸Canon FD lens mount
• ▸Economy of the Song dynasty

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