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Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: “Henricus [Henry IV] the Emperor with his wife and child waiting barefoot and barelegd [barelegged], three days and three nights, at the gates of Carnusium [Carnosa].” Clerics and monks mock the king from above, while Pope Gregory VII (Hildebrand) dallies with a woman. Revised design of Luborsk... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Henry IV, King of Germany and future Holy Roman Emperor, awaits Pope Gregory VII (Hildebrand) before the closed gates of Canosa in January 1077. He stands barefoot with his wife and son who also stand barefoot. Clerics and monks mock the king from above, while Gregory dallies with a woman. This w...