Stone, Melicent · London, W. Gardner, Darton & Co · leaf 38
COSTUME-BOOK round the neck, when not on the head : with the Greeks, the hat thus worn was the sign that the wearer was on a journey. Part of the Toga was often drawn up over the head. Emperors and kings could wear a gold coronet, high in front ; a victorious general was crowned with a chaplet of… … Fig. 7. Diagram for Man's Doric Tunic oblong piece of stuff, woollen or linen, about two and a half yards long and one-eighth wide. Young men wore it to the knees and old men to the feet. The following is the easiest way of arranging it (Fig. 7). Sew edges A A' and BB' together, thereby folding the…
Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 -- Dramatic production · Costume -- History
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