Norman king in crown and ceremonial robes

Norman king in crown and ceremonial robes on a throne, on a raised platform under a curtained arch. Long mantle that trails on the gound, fastened at the breast, falling on both sides. Norman kings and nobility often wore two tunics of equal length, one over the other. At the end of the 11th and beginning of the 12th century, the men wore tunics with extremely long sleeves, often with embroidered borders 118. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and Middle Ages, Vienna, 1802

11th Century 12th Century Antique Print Ceremonial Robes Dais Dark Ages Fastening Long Sleeves Middle Ages Robert Spallart Robert Von Spalart Tunica

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