Calthrop, Dion Clayton, 1878-1937 · London, A. and C. Black · leaf 93
t that the ladiesstill kept in the main to simpleclothes; indeed, it was theman who strutted to woo cladin all the fopperies of his time— to win the simple womanwho toiled and span to deckher lord in extravagant em-broideries. The learning of the countrywas shared by the ladies andthe clergy, and… … 42 ENGLISH COSTUME directed to building and the branches of architecturethan to the more studious and sedentary works ofillumination and writing, so that the sources fromwhich we gather information with regard to thecostume in England are few, and also peculiar, asthe drawing of this date was,…
Costume -- Great Britain
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