Rhead, G. Woolliscroft (George Woolliscroft), 1854-1920 · London : T.F. Unwin · leaf 83
or, wasa perfect mistress of the needle. A somewhat remarkable feature ofAnglo-Saxon dress of the eighth cen-tury was the long super-tunic with longsleeves, worn in travelling or duringcold weather. The sleeves not only cover the hands,but reach considerably below the tips of the fingers.The… … ANGLO-SAXONDRESS (eighth century). THE TUNIC 77 by the time of the Tudors, when a womans dressconsisted of kirtle or petticoat, and bodice orstomacher. Indeed, the tunic proper may be said tohave disappeared with the general change whichcame about in costume immediately after theNorman Conquest,…
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