Sorry, but that description of a 'headkerchief'* resembles more of the 1940s, or an early modern neckerchief, than a head covering from any part of medieval times. *never heard the term 'headkerchief' before incidentally, although of course it was known as a 'coverchief' - I've always used veil for the bit that goes over your head (in earlier periods of one piece headdresses, this being the only part), and wimple for the bit that covers your throat (after it becomes a separate piece). Coif is indeed the accepted term for a small cap - although in theory it could be used to mean any headdress, I suppose, since it comes from 'coiffure'. And it's not only a female garment - in medieval times the caps that men wore are referred to as coifs too. Debbie In a message dated 27/05/2009 23:58:15 GMT Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
On Wed, 27 May 2009 19:10:45 +0100 Anne <[email protected]> writes: > Could you describe more fully what you are terming a "coif" and a > "headkerchief"? You bet! :-) Coif--the ubiquitous little cap-like thing everyone wore. Headkerchief--I suppose we'ld call them scarves nowadays. Take a square of fabric, fold it into a triangle, place on head, tie two points together in the back. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
