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 260
and the gay coloursare almost enough to tell us this. Records existwhich show that in the fifteenth century they werealready adopted by the graduates of our universities.The evidence which has been brought forward as to the origin of academic costume points to its having 208 ACADEMICAL DRESS 209… … Fig. 134.—Hanging- sleeve of the fifteenth century. find that so long ago as the time of William Rufussleeves had grown so long that it had become con-venient to make a hole through them through whichthe hand and forearm could be protruded. (SeeFigure 134.)These sleeves took upon themselves all…
Costume · Clothing and dress
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