--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 11/8/2007 6:02:30 P.M. Eastern > Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Also 17th and 18th century > > And I'd say as far back as medieval. You can see > them in illustrations > sometimes. Of course I can't think of any now,
I remember an illumination of a couple who'd just conceived a baby getting the baby's soul shipped down by heavenly express (rather like the Holy Spirit in the Annuciation genre), and both mother and father have their heads covered. Late fourteenth/early fifteenth century. Not much of a reference, I know. Sorry. Ann in CT __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
