English costume from prehistoric times to the end of the eighteenth century (1910)
Clinch, George, 1860-1921 · Chicago : A. C. McClurg; London, Methuen · leaf 354
ches high, whilst that ofWilliam of Wykeham (1403?), recently reconstructed,has been estimated at upwards of 17 inches. There is an interesting specimen of a seventeenthcentury mitre of bowed form shown in the monumentalbrass of Samuel Harsnett, Archbishop of York (diedin 1631), in Chigwell Church,… … Gloves.—Gloves were part of the habit of a bishopwhen vested for Mass and other solemn occasions. Itis believed that the formal orofficial use of gloves did notcommence until about the twelfthcentury, although, of course, theywere in vogue as a protectionfrom the weather at a muchearlier date. The…
Costume -- Great Britain · England -- Social life and customs
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