The heritage of dress; being notes on the history and evolution of clothes (1908)
Webb, Wilfred Mark, 1868- · New York, The McClure Co.; London, E. Grant Richards · leaf 106
ar to have been immediately derived fromthe Indian Army, and their name—puttees—isevidence of this ; but such an arrangement is very SHOES AND STOCKINGS 67 widespread, and was that generally adopted in thiscountry in Anglo-Saxon times. Our illustration istaken from an illuminated manuscript… … Fig. 71.—Leg bandag-es of a royal personage at the endof the tenth century (after Fairholt). given shows them to greater advantage than doesany other known. The figure in question is dressedin royal costume, and the bandages, which are ofgold, are fastened just below the knee with a knotfrom which…
Costume · Clothing and dress
Internet Archive · Cornell University Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
