d so high, as to take theform of a steeple, or spire, and then along crape was thrown over it, whichhung down to the ground. We havea specimen of this costume in the figure of Marie of Burgundy, given in thepresent work. To hinder them from dragging on the ground, the ladies inwalking carried the… … satirical people in mockery called them butterflies. These fashions bore someresemblance to the modern costume of Normandy. The simplest form of theother system alluded to consisted in the hair being swelled out into the formof a caul on each side of the head, which was richly cased in network of…
Middle Ages · Costume · Decoration and ornament, Medieval
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