On Sat, 17 Mar 2007, Zuzana Kraemerova wrote: > When reading "Medieval clothing, armour, and weapons" I came across > a mention that around the half of the 14th century in Bohemia, there > were detachable sleeves. For ex. they were used under the elbow-length > sleeves with a tippet. This makes me a little confused as I've always > thought the tight sleeves that were visible under the shorter peaked > sleeves of the over-robe were the part of the under-robe beneath it. > Now they claim there were detachable sleeves. Is that right? If yes, > how were the sleeves attached to the dress? By strings?
This is a common idea, repeated in many costume books, but I have never seen any evidence for it in Western Europe in the 14th century. Of course, Bohemia does have regional variations, so perhaps it is different there. Still, I would look with skepticism at this source, unless the author had definitive proof. --Robin _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
