It was more that an Islamic origin would be possibly seen as perjorative. When I get to work tomorrow, I will look it up in P & M. I have both French and English versions; neither is footnoted, but at least the French has an index.
________________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] On Behalf Of Robin Netherton [[email protected]] Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 8:51 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] The term "hennin" Nordtorp-Madson, Michelle A. wrote: > Perrine and Mane's book on costume gives one explanation, but since they > don't footnote anything, it's difficult to know if they are right. I know > that metal headpieces of the same shape are found in pre-and Islamic graves > in central Asia. One source I have read (and I cannot remember which, since > it was years ago) said it came to Europe due to contacts with the Islamic > countries. It's the word, not the shape, I'm trying to track ... or am I missing something? --Robin _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
