Have you also read the theory that one reason for the development of
the codpiece was to help serve as a pouch to disguise (or prevent
staining on clothing by) external treatments for the rashes caused by
syphilis?
Classic situation of somebody with a PiledHigh and Deep degree working
out of their area of knowledge. The 16th Cent. codpiece was a logical
extension (pardon the pun) of the earlier versions which covered the
join of hose. That is like saying that the rise of poulaines as a
footwear was in response to an historical elongation of the middle
toe, or the Elizabethan ruff as a preventative for the gathering of
dandruff on fashionable clothing. Poor grasp of the subject combined
with a taste for the theatrical does not a reasonable theory make.
Mike T.
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