Mantlik - Men's cape or cloak of approximately from the waist up in the second half of the XVI century. in the Czech Republic. Was a circular piece of fabric cut, had no sleeves and just pounced on his shoulders. Mantlik was a symbol of a person belonging to the nobility or just decoration. In addition, the exams tailors in the middle of the XVI century. Applicants were given the task to sew this particular cloak. Mantlik also have an analogue in Spain under the name "Bohemia" and according to some versions of the Pyrenees it came from the Czech Republic. In the mass consciousness mantlik entrenched thanks to the image of the matador, who during a fight with a bull holding this particular cloak.
Mantlik
Mantlik - Men's cape or cloak of approximately from the waist up in the second half of the XVI century. in the Czech Republic. Was a circular piece of fabric cut, had no sleeves and just pounced on his shoulders. Mantlik was a symbol of a person belonging to the nobility or just decoration. In addition, the exams tailors in the middle of XVI ...