British costume during XIX centuries (civil and ecclesiastical) (1910)
Ashdown, Charles H., Mrs · London and Edinburgh : T. C. & e. c. Jack · leaf 238
nry V., but also with theladies, the remarkable ab-sence of dagging and thegrotesque fantasies of Rich-ard II. being a noteworthyfeature. The ShorUwaisted Gown.—Fig. 182, PL, is an inter-esting group, depictingChristine de Pisan present-ing her book to the Queenof France. All the ladies(except the… … Fig. 181.—A lady of the dEresbj familye. 1410. Spilsby Church, Lincolnshire. 148 BRITISH COSTUME feature we have an early form of the well-known short-waisted gown of the fifteenth century. In future chapterswe shall trace the development of this gown, and showhow, when fully evolved, it ran side…
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