Stockings (imperial regalia)
The stockings are part of the coronation regalia of the Roman-German emperors . They were made in the royal workshops in Sicily, the Nobiles Officinae in Palermo , in the second half of the 12th century, most likely for Wilhelm II , for whom the Alba was also made.
Today they are kept in the secular treasury of the Vienna Hofburg , a branch of the Kunsthistorisches Museum .
Appearance
The stockings have a shaft height of 60 cm and a shaft width of 34 to 40 cm, are made of bright red samite and are embroidered with gold wire . Both stockings are tied with silk ribbons, which are believed to date from the 19th century. In contrast, short straps can still be seen in the engravings by Johann Adam Delsenbach (1790).
A partially destroyed Kufic inscription is embroidered on the seven centimeter wide border made of olive-green silk :
- On behalf of the glorious, holy King Gulyalm [end of the writing on the border of the first stocking] the honored by God, supported by his power, victorious by his strength [continued on the second border]
The named king is evidently the Norman King Wilhelm II.
Overlapping quatrefoil motifs with stars in the middle were attached to the red silk of the stockings. These motifs cover the stockings like a net and consist of finely drawn gold wires. They are each made from one piece of fabric, only the forefoot is attached. Analyzes of the fabric and the color of the stockings and the shoes , which also belong to the imperial regalia, have shown that both were made from the same fabric and thus probably date from the same time.
literature
- Hermann Fillitz : The insignia and jewels of the Holy Roman Empire. Schroll, Vienna et al. 1954.
- Wilfried Seipel (Ed.): Nobiles Officinae. The royal court workshops at Palermo during the Normans and Staufers in the 12th and 13th centuries. Skira, Milano 2004, ISBN 3-85497-076-5 .
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Remarks
- ↑ quoted from Nobiles Officinae. , P. 273