Calthrop, Dion Clayton, 1878-1937 · London, A. and C. Black · leaf 37
sometimes by abrooch. Towards the end of thereign the upper part of thegown—that is, from the neckto the waist—was worn closeand fitted more closely to thefigure, but not over-tightly—much as a tight jersey would fit.Over all was a cloak of thesemicircular shape, very voluminous—about threefeet in… … A WOMAN OF THE TIME OF WILLIAM I.(1066—1087) A TWIST of wool holds the gown at the waist. Underthe gown the chemise shows. The neck of the gownis embroidered. I wii||pi «iim *n
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