The Coronation cloak, or pluviale, was one of the Imperial Regalia of the Holy Roman Empire and the main piece of the coronation regalia of the Roman-German emperors. An Arab-Norman work from a 12th-century Sicilian workshop, it was used for most coronations of the Roman-German emperors from the 13th century until the end of the old empire, and is on display today in the Imperial Treasury of the Vienna Hofburg alongside the other coronation insignia, including the imperial crown, imperial sword and imperial orb.
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Year CreatedThe embroidered inscription gives 528 AH, equal to 1133 or 1134. MediumRed silk samite embroidered with gold thread, pearls and enamel 1 LocationImperial Treasury, Hofburg, Vienna 1 Medium
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made of red silk dyed with Indian redwood and kermes, the so-called samite, and is richly embroidered with gold threads, over 100,000 pearls and enamel plates.
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The mantle is on display today in the Imperial Treasury of the Vienna Hofburg
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The year 528 in the Islamic calendar corresponds to the year 1133 or 1134 in the Christian calendar.
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It is 342 centimetres wide, made of red silk dyed with Indian redwood and kermes, the so-called samite, and is richly embroidered with gold threads, over 100,000 pearls and enamel plates.
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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.
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