The Coronation Mantle and the Westminster Sanctuary Pavement
Lindy Grant
The Great Sanctuary pavement at Westminster Abbey, on which the kings of England were crowned, features a design rotated squares, around central roundel unusual Egyptian alabaster, set within circle bright blue glass. roundel’s visual resemblance to world and firmament is underlined by surrounding inscription, identifying it as world, macrocosm. This paper proposes that meaning reflect square macrocosmic mantle in English king was wrapped during coronation ceremony. underlines special nature context other royal imperial cosmic mantles. Its form unique, featured liturgies way European mantles did not. stressed its role representation or
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