[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Wow, that is some really cool information, Melanie. So, does that
> allow you to draw any conclusions about the gable headdress?(
> http://www.tudor-portraits.com/UnknownLady5.jpg)
>
> It almost looks like it could be the same hood, only with the fall(s)
> attached on the bottom instead of the top (and, of course, there were
two falls).
The construction of gable hoods seems to be pretty different from the
French hood, despite their probable common origins. I can't really
speculate about gable hoods (think I'll quit while I'm ahead!).
> I've always thought that if someone made a timeline of images showing
> how the gable and French hood
> headdresses evolved from earlier fashions, it would help us figure
> out what's under there. But then,
> maybe you would need to know what was under there before you could
> make such a timeline.
A timeline can definitely help. I've developed one for the French hood,
and from it I can formulate hypotheses about the layers. I haven't done
the same for the gable, however.
Melanie
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