Calthrop, Dion Clayton, 1878-1937 · London, A. and C. Black · leaf 93
od, thewimple tied under the chin, or plain plaited hair. One must remember alwaysthat the advance of costumeonly affected the upper classesin the towns, and that theknights lady in the countrywas often fifty years behindthe times in her gowns. As aninstance of this I give the furtippet hung with… … RICHARD THE SECOND 55 in front, with neck well open, the skirts ample andlong, the sleeves over the hands to the first jointsof the fingers, and ornamented with buttons fromthe elbow to the little finger—this was the generalform of the garment for aU degrees of rank. Thelady enriched this with a…
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