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[[File:Toennchen_Kollection.jpg|thumb|right|collection of Tönnchen with Zirkel on the top of the crown]] |
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A ''Tönnchen |
A ''Tönnchen'' is a headgear with: <br /> |
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♦ a flat crown, the top coloured by one of the colours of the ribbon and mostly embroidered with the ''Zirkel'', <br /> |
♦ a flat crown, the top coloured by one of the colours of the ribbon and mostly embroidered with the ''Zirkel'', <br /> |
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♦ straight upright sides with the colours of the ribbon. |
♦ straight upright sides with the colours of the ribbon. |
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===Straßencerevis=== |
===Straßencerevis=== |
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[[File:Prunktönnchen - Corps Arminia München.jpg|thumb|200px|Straßencerevis with vine leaves]] |
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[[File:Strassencerevis_Rhen_Sil.jpg|thumb|Straßencerevis with oak leaves]] |
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A ''Straßencerevis'' looks like a Tönnchen but is embroidered with a Zirkel and oak leaves or vine leaves. |
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==Further reading== |
==Further reading== |
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♦ R.G.S. Weber: ''The German Corps in the Third Reich'' Macmillan London <br /> |
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♦ Peter Krause: ''O alte Burschenherrlichkeit - Die Studenten und ihr Brauchtum'', Graz, Wien, Köln 1979 (German), ISBN 3-222-11127-8 <br /> |
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♦ Peter Krause: ''O alte Burschenherrlichkeit - Die Studenten und ihr Brauchtum'', 5. verb. Auflage, Graz, Wien, Köln 1997 (German), ISBN 3-222-12478-7 <br /> |
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♦ Paulgerhard Gladen: ''Gaudeamus igitur - Die studentischen Verbindungen einst und jetzt'', Köln 2001 (German),ISBN 3-88059-996-3 <br /> |
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♦ Marc Zirlewagen (Hg.): ''Wir siegen oder fallen - Deutsche Studenten im Ersten Weltkrieg'', Köln 2008 (German), ISBN 978-3-89498-189-1 <br /> |
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[[Category:Student societies in Germany]] |
[[Category:Student societies in Germany]] |
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Revision as of 02:03, 21 July 2011
Couleur (from French, in English Colour, or in the United States Color) is the expression used in European Studentenverbindungen for the caps and ribbons worn by members of student societies and German Student Corps, indicating that each society has their own colours which are derived from their individual coat of arms.
Ribbon
Cap
Mostly a cap consists of:
- a black peak,
- a crown coloured by one of the colours of the ribbon,
- a band with the colours of the ribbon.
There are various forms of caps, e.g.:
- Biedermeierformat,
- Tellermütze,
- Stürmer.
Stürmer
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A special and seldom form of headgear is called Stürmer. It has a black peak, a black band and the top of the crown points to the front. The crown is also coloured by one of the colours of the ribbon.
Tönnchen
A Tönnchen is a headgear with:
♦ a flat crown, the top coloured by one of the colours of the ribbon and mostly embroidered with the Zirkel,
♦ straight upright sides with the colours of the ribbon.
Straßencerevis
A Straßencerevis looks like a Tönnchen but is embroidered with a Zirkel and oak leaves or vine leaves.
Further reading
♦ R.G.S. Weber: The German Corps in the Third Reich Macmillan London
♦ Peter Krause: O alte Burschenherrlichkeit - Die Studenten und ihr Brauchtum, Graz, Wien, Köln 1979 (German), ISBN 3-222-11127-8
♦ Peter Krause: O alte Burschenherrlichkeit - Die Studenten und ihr Brauchtum, 5. verb. Auflage, Graz, Wien, Köln 1997 (German), ISBN 3-222-12478-7
♦ Paulgerhard Gladen: Gaudeamus igitur - Die studentischen Verbindungen einst und jetzt, Köln 2001 (German),ISBN 3-88059-996-3
♦ Marc Zirlewagen (Hg.): Wir siegen oder fallen - Deutsche Studenten im Ersten Weltkrieg, Köln 2008 (German), ISBN 978-3-89498-189-1
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