Byzantine Hat Worn by John VIII

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Illustration

by Sailko
published on 27 March 2018

This medal depicts John VIII Palaeologus during his visit to Ferrara in 1438 CE, as drawn by Pisanello. Extravagant hats were popular among Byzantine Royalty.

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Original image by Sailko. Uploaded by Patrick Tinkham, published on 27 March 2018 under the following license: Copyright, fair use. This content is protected by copyright. We believe that this reproduction constitutes fair use because: it is published for non-commercial educational purposes; no public domain copies are available of this material; only a small section of the work is reproduced in inferior quality; and this reproduction will not reduce the market for or value of the original work in any way. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.

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