Fales, Jane. [from old catalog] · New York, Chicago [etc.] C. Scribner's sons · leaf 32
ly coat of arms, and on it were painted or em-broidered the armorial bearings, the heraldry of the family.The first surcots were cut in many different styles, butthey were all long, semifitting garments, usually as widein back as in front, and shaped at the sides to outline thewaist and hips. A… … Cotte, surcot, and garde corpsof 13th and 14th centuries Costume 15 of these openings there were no sleeves in the surcot, andthe fitted waist, full skirt, and long sleeve of the cotteshowed to great advantage, as it was generally of con-trasting color and fabric. Many colors, in fact, werecombined…
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