Corno Ducale
The corno ducale , a kind of crown, was the headgear and symbol of dignity of the Doges of Venice .
The corno consisted of a solid crown on which a stiff cap in the shape of a Phrygian cap was placed. One was the Corno linnener white Camauro worn.
The zogia was a more valuable version of the corno, set with pearls and diamonds and made of gold brocade . It was only used for the coronation of a doge and for an Easter procession.
This headgear is traced back to the ducal hat and the hat of the fisherman. In addition, Venice was heavily influenced by the Orient, from which the shape of the Phrygian cap came. The Corno can be proven for the first time in the 14th century.
heraldry
In heraldry, a distinction is made between the doge hat of Venice and that of Genoa. From the end of the 18th century, this emblem of rank and dignity was only occasionally carried on in the arms of Venetian noble families (Vendramin, Sagredo, Manin Giustiniani) and other families of the Doge families.
The Corno was also used as a crest on the coat of arms of the Doge and the Serenissima .
Coat of arms with doge cap
literature
- Gert Oswald : Lexicon of Heraldry. Bibliographisches Institut, Mannheim et al. 1984, ISBN 3-411-02149-7 , p. 100.
- Brockhaus' Kleines Konversations-Lexikon. Volume 1: A - K. 5th, completely revised edition. Brockhaus, Leipzig 1911, p. 445.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gert Oswald: Lexicon of Heraldry. 1984, p. 100.
- ↑ Maximilian Gritzner : Large and general book of arms. Bremen 2012, ISBN 978-3-95507-686-3 , p. 184.
