The Silver Shrine of Charlemagne
Date Description Source Reference
1200 - 1207 A.D. Foreground. 
Bell tent, figurine of a bird sits atop the ball apex of the pole, the roof is decorated in diamond sections with inner dots. 

Background. 
The three bell tents in the back ground have crosses atop the ball apexes of their poles. The bell tent on the left shows the single guy rope attachment. The bell tent to the right shows the same roof decoration to the tent in the foreground.

  “From the silver Shrine of Charlemagne,” Aachen Cathedral, Germany.  Kelly, F.M. & Schwabe, R., A Short History of Costume and Armour, Great Britain, 1972, Plate XXII.

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