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Hospitaller Cappa Colour

Pilgrim

Could anybody please help me l am about to model a figure based on the figure shown in Osprey's
Knight Hospitaller 1 he is shown wearing a red tunic and shield but no Cappa would this garment be
red, black or white ? could any of you guys out there help me out.

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GPPearson
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A brethren-at-arms of the Hospitallers wore a red cappa clausa with a white cross, with a black mantle, according to the Statute of 1278.
Posted: 01-Nov-2009 21:12

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GPPearson
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Ignore that last post. The answer would be black, the cappa clausa being of course the mantle... (slaps forehead)
Posted: 01-Nov-2009 21:14

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Pilgrim
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Many Thanks GP now I can crack on
Posted: 02-Nov-2009 13:52

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