Shaw, Henry, 1800-1873, William Pickering (Firm) · London : William Pickering · leaf 175
requently mentioned as an article of attire in England in the reign ofHenry VII.; whose queen, Elizabeth of York, according to the authority inLeland, at her coronation, wore her hair hanging down her back with acalle of pipes over it. The band on the fourth head, running round thetemples, and… … the wife of Francis I. of France, who reigned from 1515 to 1547. Willemin,however, thinks it more probable that it was intended for Franciss first wife,the beautiful Claude de France. The initial letter is taken from the early edition of Pliny, which hasfurnished us with one or two others. The…
Middle Ages · Costume · Decoration and ornament, Medieval
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