Medieval and Manuscripts
Cross pattée
A cross pattée or cross patty (French: croix pattée, German: Tatzenkreuz), also known as a cross formée or cross formy, or even a Templar cross, is a type of Christian cross with arms that are narrow at the centre and often flared in a curve or straight line shape to be broader at the perimeter. The form appears very early in medieval art, for example, in a metalwork treasure binding given to Monza Cathedral by Lombard queen Theodelinda (died 628) and the 8th-century lower cover of the Lindau Gospels in the Morgan Library. An early English example from the start of the age of heraldry proper (i.e., about 1200) is found in the arms of Baron Berkeley.
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Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity.
Anzac Memorial.
See also
- ▸Grand Duke Gediminas Staff Battalion
- ▸Arboretum at the University of California, Santa Cruz
- ▸List of places of worship in Lewes District
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