Knight of the Order of Constantine in ceremonial robes

Knight of the Order of Constantine in ceremonial robes of blue mantle, white tunic and scarlet hose. Said to have been founded in AD343 by the Roman emperor Constantine. It received its official rules and statutes in 1190 from Isaac-Angelus Commenus, Emperor of Constantinople. The sign of the order is a red cross made up of four fleur-de-lis surrounded by a border of gold. Copied from an illustration by Christoph Weigel in Philipp Bonanni's Ritter-Ordern, 1728. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and Middle Ages, Vienna, 1802

Picture No

14015647

Media ID

45845539

Size

4454px x 6947px (6.1MB)

Credit

©Florilegius/Mary Evans

Source

Christoph Weigel