Clamys
Clamys is the name given to the costume of religious knightly orders . The clamys is a cloak that has been worn by knights of the order since the Middle Ages. Differentiating are the colors such as the symbols and crosses , according to which the bearer can be assigned to an order of knights. Only knights of the order are allowed to wear a clamys.
See also
literature
- Alain Demurger: The Knights of the Lord. History of the spiritual orders of knights . CH Beck, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-406-50282-2