After I sent the email I found the Chartres statue you speak of and remembered that when I was once, long ago researching bliauts I came across this statue and saw the "corset/girdle". Old timers strikes again. :P
De -----Original Message----- There are many, many theories about bliauts. I have a few myself. However just to stick with the question... is there docs on the horizontal lines on the bliaut ever being a separate piece from the garment? Some say yes. Some say no. I used to be in the "probably no, but it is vaguely possible" camp... until Nancy's photos showed me something new. look at the photo called PDRM0061in the Chartres collection. Look at the belt knot, then look just above the belt knot. There you will see a repeating decorative pattern, that resembles trim, either woven or embroidered. Now... notice that the "trim" appears to lie flat and follow the curve of the body, lines above it run in the horizontal direction, lines below it run vertically. snip I'm going to go back to pondering this question... but I am considering a move to the "possible, quite possible" camp on this question. Mari / Bridgette > http://www.flickr.com/photos/maddnancyphotos/ > > Nancy _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
