English costume from prehistoric times to the end of the eighteenth century (1910)
Clinch, George, 1860-1921 · Chicago : A. C. McClurg; London, Methuen · leaf 98
s. Chainmail encases the entire bodies of the warriors, butknee-caps and greaves are worn. In one interestingexample (here figured) a knight, who has been struckin the neck by a spear, wears a mask of plate strength-ened and ornamented with a cross boutonnee. Thereis no iron cap on the knights head… … EFFIGY OF K.1N(; EDWARD II CHAPTER VFOURTEENTH CENTURY COSTUME THE reign of Edward H, which began quite earlyin the fourteenth century (1307), was a periodof great extravagance in dress. Edward Hhimself was noted for his luxuriousness in this respect,and his favourites about the Court were…
Costume -- Great Britain · England -- Social life and customs
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