Coronation of Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Duke of Milan, 1351-1402. The duke in scarlet and ermine kneels before King Wenceslaus of Luxembourg to be crowned. To the left, a knight holds the imperial banner and a scribe writes in a book. To the right, knights holds the banner of the Viscontis, and a sword. From a missal in the archives of the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, Milan. Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from "Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries," Levy Fils, Paris, 1860.
Coronation of Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Duke of Milan, 1351-1402. The duke in scarlet and ermine kneels before King Wenceslaus of Luxembourg to be crowned. To the left, a knight holds the imperial banner and a scribe writes in a book. To the right, knights holds the banner of the Viscontis, and a sword. From a missal in the archives of the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, Milan. Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from "Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries," Levy Fils, Paris, 1860.