Circlet

Acircletis a piece of headwear that is similar to adiademor acorolla.^[1]^[2]^[3]The word 'circlet' is also used to refer to the base of acrownor acoronet,with or without acap.^[4]^[5]Diadem and circlet are often used interchangeably,^[6]and 'open crowns' with no arches (as opposed to 'closed crowns') have also been referred to as circlets.^[7]InGreekthis is known asstephanos,and inLatinascorona aperta,althoughstephanosis associated more withlaurel wreathsand thecrown of thornssaid to have been placed on the head ofJesus.^[8]

Heraldic circlet[edit]

Inheraldry,a circlet of anorder of knighthoodmay be placed around theshieldof thebearerto signify membership of a particularorder.InBritish heraldry,this pertains to thegradesofCommanderand above (i.e.Knight CommanderandKnight Grand Cross).

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^Iorwerth Eiddon Stephen Edwards (1976).Tutankhamun's Jewelry.Egypt: Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 9.ISBN 978-0-87099-155-4.
^John Steane (2003).The Archaeology of the Medieval English Monarchy.Routledge. p. 31.ISBN 978-1-134-64159-8.
^Albert Barnes (1859).Notes Explanatory and Practical on the Book of Revelation.Harper & brothers. p. 246.
^Nicholas Carlisle (1813).A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland, and of the Islands in the British Seas.G. and W. Nicol and Bell and Bradfute. p. 482.
^Francis Joseph Baigent; Charles James Russell (1864).A Practical Manual of Heraldry and of Heraldic Illumination: With a Glossary of the Principal Terms Used in Heraldry.G. Rowney. pp. 39–40.
^Edward Francis Twining (1967).European Regalia.Batsford. p. 66.ISBN 9787410002039.
^A Lady (1840).Anecdotes, Personal Traits, and Characteristic Sketches of Victoria the First.William Bennett. p. 547.
^Chris Woodall (2015).Atonement: God's Means of Effecting Man's Reconciliation.Wipf and Stock Publishers. p. 173.ISBN 978-1-4982-0795-9.

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[Edwards1976-1] Iorwerth Eiddon Stephen Edwards (1976).Tutankhamun's Jewelry.Egypt: Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 9.ISBN 978-0-87099-155-4.

[Steane2003-2] John Steane (2003).The Archaeology of the Medieval English Monarchy.Routledge. p. 31.ISBN 978-1-134-64159-8.

[Barnes1859-3] Albert Barnes (1859).Notes Explanatory and Practical on the Book of Revelation.Harper & brothers. p. 246.

[Carlisle1813-4] Nicholas Carlisle (1813).A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland, and of the Islands in the British Seas.G. and W. Nicol and Bell and Bradfute. p. 482.

[BaigentRussell1864-5] Francis Joseph Baigent; Charles James Russell (1864).A Practical Manual of Heraldry and of Heraldic Illumination: With a Glossary of the Principal Terms Used in Heraldry.G. Rowney. pp. 39–40.

[Twining1967-6] Edward Francis Twining (1967).European Regalia.Batsford. p. 66.ISBN 9787410002039.

[7] A Lady (1840).Anecdotes, Personal Traits, and Characteristic Sketches of Victoria the First.William Bennett. p. 547.

[Woodall2015-8] Chris Woodall (2015).Atonement: God's Means of Effecting Man's Reconciliation.Wipf and Stock Publishers. p. 173.ISBN 978-1-4982-0795-9.

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v t e Types ofcrown
By rank	Papal Imperial Royal Consort
By use	Coronation Heraldic State
By form	Astral Celestial Circlet Corolla Coronet Diadem Eastern Golden hat Hoop Mural Radiate Tiara Roman military decorations:Camp Civic Grass Naval
Parts	Half-arch Hoop Monde Cap Cross Cross pattée Lappet

Heraldic circlet[edit]

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