Charles VI of France was married to Isabelle/Isabeau/Isabel of Bavaria. The only Anne of Bavaria that i can find was born in the 1600s.
The hennins in France and Burgundy were varied. http://www.rameset.com/images/Steeple%20Hennin2.jpg http://www.worldofdana.com/images/hennin1memling.jpg http://tinyurl.com/yd2vrg4 my favorite site for burgundian http://cadieux.mediumaevum.com/burgundian-hennin.html netherlands http://tinyurl.com/y8fyrfr De -----Original Message----- In British Costume form earliest times to 1820, by Mrs Charles H. Ashdown, it states on page86 that earlier than 1460-1480, the steeple Headress was popular. This style which was more flat on top in England was called HenninsIt further states that it is attributed to Anne of Bavaria, Queen to Charles VI of France. The word Hennis was " forcibly derived by some French writers from the old verb gehenner(modern gener), to trouble or incommode." Apparently the way to wear it was at a 45 degree angle on your head. I have no idea how accurate this is. I do know that it was a very popular headress on the continent during that time. I also know that there is a smaller type that was worn in Persia. The ones in Franch were very tall and pointed. The ones English were also very tall and looked like elongated flower pots. i hope this hewlps. LynnI ________________________________ 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. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
