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the ruler ("Wiener Weltliche Schatzkammer', Secular Treasury in Vienna)
as well as the example of the glove of the king in England. In the
Liechtenstein Treasure Chamber in Vaduz you may see the right hand
glove of a suit of armour of Emperor Maximilian Il. (The Princely
Collections Vaduz-Vienna), who was crowened to King in Frankfurt on
Main.
Conclusion:
The glove played an important role in the law and the traditions of rulers,
bishops, judges, able-bodied men and male heads of family. All secular
legitimizations symbolised by the glove, these are male democracy, male
jurisdiction, as well as rulership, all were based on war. Patriarchal
authority made the family the nucleus of male dominance and the
warring nation. The right-hand glove can be regarded as a symbol of the
patriarchy (rule of the male heads of family and able-bodied men) as well
as of male dominance in general from the high Middle Ages on until the
beginning of the 19th century in whole europe. Relicts can still be found
all over the world. The glove also played an important role in
ecclesiastical world, for example the roman catholic church traditions of
the pope, judges of the “santa rota della romana”, bishops, abbots and
priests.
We may draw an imaginary line of the historic development from about
900 A. C. up to today, with the glove as a key to understanding, showing
that the symbols were/are „also the matter itself“ (J. W. v. Goethe
paraphrased) and that it is possible to lay down the glove as insignia of
forced power and the use of weapons as well. Women started their
emancipation in the 18" century, men at the end of the 20^" century. Both
of them want to abolish the still ruling power of glove in all kinds.
Verwendete Literatur:
e Anwand Oskar (Hg), Der Handschuh. Ein Vademecum für
Menschen mit Geschmack, Berlin 1914.
e Amira Karl von, Schwerin Cl. Freiherr von, Rechtsarchaologie.
Gegenstände, Formen und Symbole germanischen Rechts,
Herausgegeben von der forschungs- und Lehrgemeinschaft „Das
Ahnenerbe“ Reihe B: Fachwissenschaftliche Untersuchungen Ab:t.:
Arbeiten zur Indogermanisch — Deutschen Rechtsgeschichte, Bd. 2,
Berlin — Dahlem 1943.