King Louis IV and King Lothar I

King Louis IV of West Francia, 10th century, wears a long tunic and a mantle that is thrown over the breast; his crown is closed like a diadem, and his sceptre ends in a pine cone 81. King Lothar I of Middle Francia, 9th century, wears a short gold-embroidered mantle arranged like a Greek chlamys, simple crown with several raised flowers, sceptre surmounted with a fleur-de-lys 82. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and Middle Ages, Vienna, 1796

Antique Print Dark Ages Diadem Fleur-de-lys Mantle Middle Ages Robert Spallart Robert Von Spalart Sceptre

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