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Historical Archive: Crowns and Diadems, fifteenth century to present Vierge Ouvrante, polychromed wood, 1375-1425, Cluny Cl. 12060, which has its own page with more crowns. imperial ceremony, ivory pyxis, 1403-04, DO BZ.1936.24, which has its own page with more crowns Major Sakkos of Photius, Byzantine 1408-31, Armory TK-4, which has its own page with more crowns Naumburg Chapel of the Three Kings, 1409-22, which has its own page sheltering king (center left): Madonna of Mercy, Giovanni di Agnolo di Balduccio c.1414, fresco, Arezzo MS. For detail see Arezzo Museums. Ahasuerus/Assuerus receiving Esther; Queen Vashti replaced. Oak choir stalls, 1420, Roskilde cathedral, which has its own page with more reliefs Queen Margrete I, alabaster effigy Johannes Junge 1423, Roskilde cathedral, which has its own page canopy from the throne of Charles VII of France, wool and silk, attrib. Jacob de Littemont, c.1425-50, Louvre OA 12281. For full work see Louvre. St. Olav triumphant over paganism, oak w. polychromy, altar dossal fr. Austevoll c.1425-50, Bergen MA 284. For other views see Bergen. Winterfeld Diptych: Ecstasy of Mary Magdalene, tempera on oak, from church of Notre Dame in Gdansk, Gdansk c.1430, MNW Śr. 206 Chapel of Rarogne paintings, 1434-37, Sion, Valère basilica, which has its own interior page with additional views and a crowned St. Catherine with donors Parri Spinelli, Madonna of Mercy w. lives SS. Lorentino, Pergentino, tempera/panel 1435-37, Arezzo MS, which has its own page Michele Giambono, Virgin and Child c.1440-early 1450s, tempera on linden. MFAB 1029. This work has its own page. Three Coronations tapestry, Brussels 1446-88, Sens CT. This work has its own page. Filippo Lippi, Coronation of the Virgin panel, Marsuppini altarpiece, 1450s, Vat. loan to Arezzo MS. For details see Arezzo Museums. St. Barbara, parchment, north German, c.1450-1500, WienMus bottom right: Giovanni di Paolo 1453, St. Nicholas polyptych, SPN inv. 173, which has its own page Holy Kindred reliquary, Hans Greiff, Ingolstadt 1472, silver, silver gilt, paint, gems, pearls, Cluny Cl. 17048. This work has its own page. Crucifixion and Adoration of the Magi, ivory diptych, Flemish c.1475-1500, IMA 2006.135 Carlo Crivelli, Virgin and Child c.1476, tempera and gold on poplar, MFAB 75. This work has its own page. Crowned woman, prob. late 15th c., or Antonia Minor 1st c., sardonyx cameo, Florence MA 14553 King Henry VI (Henry of Windsor, as saint?) with orb and scepter, antelope at feet, late 15th c., lead alloy, MoL 85.79/6 King Henry VI (Henry of Windsor, as saint?) on a ship, late 15th c., lead alloy (imitation gold coin), MoL 75.1/3 papal crown: Trinity, limestone w. polychrome, late 15th c., SF 53.11. For other views see SF. Life of Mary polyptych from Hamburg cathedral, Absolon Stumme 1499, MNW Śr. 432. This work has its own page. King Henry VI (Henry of Windsor, as saint?) with orb and scepter, antelope at feet, late 15th-early 16th c., lead alloy, MoL 97.22 SS. Jerome and Gregory, shop of Jörg Syrlin the younger, lindenwood and polychrome, Ulm c.1500, UMMA 1958/1.59. This work has its own page. Lady and the Unicorn, wool/silk tapestry, c.1500, Cluny. For more panels and details see Cluny. Mass of St. Giles, oil on panel c.1500, LNGA, which has its own page with companion panel Piero di Cosimo, Volto Santo (Christ on the Cross), c.1500-10, MFAB 1100. This work has its own page. oak altarpiece 1500-25, St. Michael's, Hildesheim, which has its own pages Wittenberg University seal matrix: Elector Friedrich III. of Saxony, silver, 1502, SMBMünz 18239333 saints by Henry Duzen 1505, Nef of St. Ursula, gold/silver gilt/copper/enamel, which has its own page Albrecht Altdorfer 1509-18, SS Margaret and Barbara, from altarpiece of St. Sebastian, Abbey of St. Florian triumph of Ecclesia: Sens cathedral north transept, Jean Hympe the elder and the younger and Tassin Gassot, c.1515-19. This work has its own page. Maximilian I, silver 3 Guldiner, Antwerp 1517 (dated 1509), SMBMünz 18203549 Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp fol.80v, Iran, mid 1520s-30s, Met 1970.301. This manuscript has its own page. Woman clothed with the sun: silver Taler, Goslar 1542, SMBMünz 18202042 seal matrix for the Royal Hospital of St Katharine-by-the-Tower and the Royal seal for Ecclesiastical Causes, copper alloy, 1548, MoL A11011 metalwork Luca D'andrea; Francesco Mosca, Lorenzi Stoldo di Gino marble: Coronation of the Virgin 1565-83, int. Pisa cathedral, which has its own pages Charlemagne gives his sword and orb to a king of France under the auspices of a Benedictine monk of St-Denis, oil on canvas, 17th c., MAHSD 83.13.01 wooden chest, 17th-c. Flemish, Hospice Comtesse Lille Y5. For additional views see l’Hospice Comtesse. Caudle cup with Charles II of England, tin-glazed earthenware, Lambeth Potteries 1668, AIC 1957.448 miniature portrait of Catherine the Great, late 18th c. Russia, MAAB center base: billiards players, porcelain, central Europe early 19th c., Belgrade MAA 1230. For other views see Belgrade MAA. miniature portrait of Empress Josephine, Daniel Saint 1805-06, MAAB Louis XVI (1754-93) and Marie Antoinette (1755-93), marble, Edme Gaulle and Pierre Petitot 1830, Saint-Denis basilica Queen Victoria, Hemmings & Co. c.1895-96: Canterbury chapter house, which has its own page. Imperial Germany postage stamp, Germania wearing the 1871 crown, with diagonal grid watermark, 1902-1919, p.c. For reverse see Private Collections. Torah scroll and ark, gold/silver/cloth/wood, early 20th c. Russia, MSHM Bavarian kingdom postage stamp: Germania with overprint, 1919-20, p.c. For details see Private Collections. Henry II with St. Thomas, Samuel Caldwell Jr. 1919-49: Canterbury cathedral, which has its own glass page. St. Louis holding the Crown of Thorns, linden wood, A. Carvin 1927; with silver gilt and glass reliquary, 1833 holding relics from Ste. Chapelle, Paris; Sens CT St. Louis holding the Crown of Thorns, linden wood, A. Carvin 1927; with silver gilt and glass reliquary, 1833 holding relics from Ste. Chapelle, Paris; Sens CT French 10 Franc coin honoring the Capetian millenium, nickel-bronze, design G. Baldratti, 1987, p.c. For full obverse and reverse see Private Collections. undated crowns: Madonna del Voto, mid 1280s, tempera and gold on wood, Madonna del Voto Master (Dietisalvi di Speme?), Siena cathedral