Hoop crown

Hoop crown of the Holy Roman Empire
Bavarian hoop crown, which used to carry the Wittelsbach Diamond[1]
Hoop crown on the late Gothic Bust of Charlemagne, Aachen Cathedral Treasury

A hoop crown (German: Bügelkrone or Spangenkrone,[2] Latin: faislum),[3] arched crown, or closed crown, is a crown consisting of a "band around the temples and one or two bands over the head".[4] First used by the Carolingian dynasty,[5] hoop crowns became increasingly popular among royal dynasties in the Late Middle Ages,[6] and the dominant type of crown in the Modern Era.[7]

  1. ^ Schulz (2010)
  2. ^ Hartmann online, entries "Spangenkrone, Bügelkrone"
  3. ^ Lohrmann (1973), p. 764
  4. ^ Kornbluth (1990), p. 61
  5. ^ Schramm (1956), p. 888
  6. ^ Schramm (1959), p. 562
  7. ^ Schramm (1959), p. 561

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