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To this has been superadded an ecclesi-
astical consecration which corresponds in
much with the ceremonies of the conse-
cration of a bishop, although I think this
has been over-emphasised, while the
correspondences with the rites of the
Coronation of the Eastern Emperors
in Constantinople seem to have been
ignored.
A Byzantine element may well have
come in after the Coronation of Charle-
magne at Rome in the year 800. This
must have formed the great typical Coro-
nation, and itself must largely have been
framed on the customs current in Con-
stantinople. Byzantine influences were
dominant in Rome at this time, and the
Imperial crown and vestments were
derived from Byzantine models. An
imperial Coronation vestment existing
abroad, called the dalmatic of Charle-
magne, is a magnificent example of
Byzantine embroidery. The English
Coronation vestments included a dal-
matic, an imperial mantle, and richly
embroidered buskins, which all seem to
have been of Byzantine fashion. So
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astical consecration which corresponds in
much with the ceremonies of the conse-
cration of a bishop, although I think this
has been over-emphasised, while the
correspondences with the rites of the
Coronation of the Eastern Emperors
in Constantinople seem to have been
ignored.
A Byzantine element may well have
come in after the Coronation of Charle-
magne at Rome in the year 800. This
must have formed the great typical Coro-
nation, and itself must largely have been
framed on the customs current in Con-
stantinople. Byzantine influences were
dominant in Rome at this time, and the
Imperial crown and vestments were
derived from Byzantine models. An
imperial Coronation vestment existing
abroad, called the dalmatic of Charle-
magne, is a magnificent example of
Byzantine embroidery. The English
Coronation vestments included a dal-
matic, an imperial mantle, and richly
embroidered buskins, which all seem to
have been of Byzantine fashion. So
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