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Apr 27, 2020
Bishop's Mantle (Cape)
Bishop's Mantle (Cape)
c. 1520–30
Riveted steel (some brass) rings; reinforced collar
Overall (display): 55.9 x 53.3 x 27.9 cm (22 x 21 x 11 in.); Laid flat: 95.8 cm (37 11/16 in.); Diameter: 1 cm (3/8 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1921.1256
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In 805 an edict of Charlemagne established a link between the right to own land and the obligation to own a chainmail shirt.
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Chain mail capes known as "bishop's mantles" were popular with German mercenary foot soldiers between about 1500 and 1550. They were often worn as the only element of armor.
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