Coronation robe of the Hohenstauffen

Thanks to the undaunted efforts of Max Saltzman, I was able to obtain a few specimens of the almost extinct kermes species from the cochineal insect researcher Imre Foldi of Paris. I also would like to thank Rotraud Bauer of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna for providing Max Saltzman and me with a sample of the Sicilian coronation robe of the Hohenstauffen emperors. 

Figure 11. Sicilian coronation robe of the Hohenstauffen emperors.

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