Stone, Melicent · London, W. Gardner, Darton & Co · leaf 28
COSTUME-BOOK need not be cut out, and the cape is fixed to the back of the shoulders or tied over one shoulder and under the other across the chest. The ecclesiastical cope is this shape, with no neck opening. The circular cloak describes itself. It was worn by Greeks and Byzantines, and in the… … The Hood is of equal antiquity and popularity. It was generally joined to a cape — sometimes to a long cloak ; the tail (called in England a Liri- pipe and in Italy a Becca) was added in the thirteenth century. The simplest form is as in Fig. 3 A, and this will do for the hoods of the Greeks and…
Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 -- Dramatic production · Costume -- History
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