Re: [h-cost] Proper name for black layer?

2010-06-16 Thread otsisto
The best that I can say, as I am still learning. It appears that the red is a doublet/pourpoint/farcetto. The black without seeing it's actual form could be a man's version of a woman's giornea. http://tinyurl.com/325yc8l Because there is a skirt or peplum to the black it is not a plackett(sp?) Th

Re: [h-cost] Proper name for black layer?

2010-06-16 Thread Ann Catelli
Pourpoint is French for the same garment as the doublet, which is the red layer. It might still have been a cote (of many spellings) at the time of the manuscript. The black layer may be another doublet/pourpoint/cote or jerkin, which has nearly always appeared to be a differently-labelled dou

[h-cost] Proper name for black layer?

2010-06-16 Thread Wicked Frau
This is a page from a manuscript. If you click on the image another window will come up with a higher resolution image. What is the proper name for the black layer of clothing in the picture of him fully dressed (from the front?). It is most likely sleevless The red part is his pour-point r