Robin: I, of course, got the authors' names wrong, so I undoubtedly completely
confused you. I can't find the French version at work, so it's probably in
stratum 5 or 6 at home: I shall find it tonight to compare and contrast.
However, my never to be praised sufficiently intern found the salient passage
in Pipponier and Mane (not Perrine; that's Mane's first name). Page 13 (again,
annoyingly not footnoted):
Extreme caution is necessary, however, if erroneous identifications are to
be avoided. One of the most famous examples is the word 'hennin', applied to
the tall pointed hates worn by women at the beginning of the fifteenth century
and used on the strength of a much later commentary, at several removes from
the original. It appears that a preacher, who was a member of an order
particularly opposed to women's interest in personal adornment, promised
indulgences who would help him in his mission by shouting 'Au hennin!' at any
woman wearing such headgear. His invective was taken to be the actual name of
the hat.
So, if someone knows medieval French well enough to say what "au hennin" means,
that might make sense. Or it might be apocryphal. I will check the French
version, though, just to see if it is more forthcoming. You probably knew this
passage.
On 1/18/10 8:51 PM, "Robin Netherton" <[email protected]> wrote:
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
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