Haweis, Mary Eliza Joy, 1852-1898 · London : Chatto & Windus · leaf 77
was introduced into France only in the twelfthcentury. Satin and velvet existed under the names ofsamite and downy cloth (p annus villosus). There were nu-merous woollen materials—some woollen web, probably, 56 BEAUTY AND DRESS. was the substitute for our use of linen and cotton inundergarments ;… … Fig. 17.—Tenth century. Fig. 19.—Fourteenthcentury. Origin, decline, and final form of the elongated outer sleeve. Fig. 18.—Twelfth century. long, with many variations in detail, too numerous todescribe. The equally useful and not ungainly sidelessgown, also for winter or sharp spring weather, did…
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