Hi all,
I am giving a class soon (in the context of the SCA), entitled 'Cotes and
surcotes:
Alternatives to Cloaks'. The idea is to give a broad view of outerwear in
Western
Europe from the 13th to the 16th century, describing various alternatives to
cloaks
(which can be awkward and a bit
Claire Clarke wrote:
This seems a little curious, given that this was the start of the Little Ice
Age, but then again, if one is wearing a houppelande why would one need
anything else? So my question to the list is - am I missing something
here? Can anyone point me to some examples of 15th
Cynthia Virtue wrote:
Claire Clarke wrote:
This seems a little curious, given that this was the start of the
Little Ice Age, but then again, if one is wearing a houppelande why
would one need anything else? So my question to the list is - am I
missing something
here? Can anyone point me to
In The Medieval Tailor's Assistant, Sarah Thursfield illustrates 15th
century dress with the following image.
Scene from mass baptism, 1468, Flemish/Burgundian
Chronisques du Hainaut, Bibliotheque Royale, Brussels MS 9243, f.72
It is Thursfield's plate nine on page 103
The image shows men and a
