Kimiko Small wrote:
> The illumination was only recently found in a friends book on
> illuminations, so it is new online. When I saw the image I knew that
> it was the key image on French hoods since it clearly shows three
> angles, including that tube. I knew the Mary Tudor coin held a key,
> as well as the French woodcut, but when it shows up in full color,
> there is no mistaking any of the details.
Yes! Though this is still a fairly early version of the French hood.
Later ones are slightly different.
> The reason why I will remake the whole thing is my hood has only the
> front portion with no backside or under coif. With the new image, I
> now believe it is a full coif as the base, with everything else added
> to that coif. Or at least that is my take on the image.
I think you're right. You'll need to redo the whole back--but you might
still be able to use the crescent if you can detach the first hood from it.
> On your gown and French hood, I love how you look in the whole thing.
> Very beautifully done. And I agree about that dark hood in a dark
> background being hard to capture. But you look so very good.
:) Thanks!
Melanie
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