British costume during XIX centuries (civil and ecclesiastical) (1910)
Ashdown, Charles H., Mrs · London and Edinburgh : T. C. & e. c. Jack · leaf 153
ecame disused about 1350. The twofigures in the foreground also show the cote-hardi assleeveless, an under garment providing them. In one casea piece of embroidery is shown round the arm-hole. Thereare indications, in a few rare cases, of bands of differentcoloured material bordering the lower hem.… … Fig. Ill Meliadus, Edward III. shoulders, was lengthened so as to reach to the elbows oreven lower, thus fulfilling the purposes of a cape, and oftenbuttoning down the front. This capuchon was at timespied, but if so the cote-hardi was invariably made of aself colour. Liripipes were of all sizes…
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