Susan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, Has anyone pointed you to this yet? http://www.costumes.org/history/100pages/occupationaluniforms.htm REQUEST FOR HELP, PLEASE Gentles of the Historical Costume List, can any Listers direct me to clear contemporary illustrations of the over-robes worn for "normal day wear" by late-medieval professionals such as Barber-Surgeons, Chirugeons, and Notaries? From the few illustrations I've been able to find so far, - any prosperous middle-class man seems to have worn some variation on a long - just-above-the-ankles, heavy-looking robe, of some dark fabric, trimmed with fur around the neck, sleeve-cuffs or armholes, vertical front closure hems; and bottom hem. I am already aware of the Holbein portrait of "King Henry VIII with the College of Barber Surgeons". Unfortunately, the digitised versions I've been able to access are too dark to be able to see much clothing detail on the Barber Surgeons' robes. I've looked quickly at the website posted by Susan [see above] for another enquirer, - but couldn't see any sub-headings relevant to my own search for pictures clear enough to enable me to acquire/make such a robe for my own future use in a portrayal of a Barber-Surgeon of the period 1490-1509. Your help is humbly solicited, and will be most gratefully received. YIS, Matthew Baker, isolated from the SCA mainstream in "old" Jersey.
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