Mantelli, penne e astuti piumati. Coprire le protuberanze ed esibirle nella storia del potere (sec. XII-XVI) (2012)
Santi, Francesco (Author)
Micrologus: Natura, Scienze e Società Medievali
Volume: 20
Pages: 87--108
Publication date: 2012
Language: Italian
Edition Details: Article in a special issue, “Estremità e escrescenze dei corpi / Extremities and Excrescences of the Body”
The mantle is an essential symbol of power from sources of sec. XII (Benevento Falcone, Alessandro Telese); alternative to the hairy body, marked by bumps. From here the study introduce the theme of the feather, as a major bump, which grows on the body of those who wrongly took over the mantle (Buile Shuibhne). The body feathers, however, has a story: the feather becomes the mantle of one who turns to a new power, marked by technology and natural science.
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