short treatise on head wear, ancient and modern, A. (1885)
R. Dunlap & Co. (New York, N.Y.) · The Company · leaf 14
eople. Figs. 37, 38, 42 and 43 on the same page aresamples of Russian hats. In some parts of that countrythe head-covering of the people is made of birch bark andplaited grasses; but fur is the material most commonlyused. The prevailing male head-dress of the inhabitantsof Asia Minor appears to be… … traveled as far west as Venice, vv^here the Doge alwayswore one. As a part of defensive armor the hat became the helmet,which has changed but little in shape from the earliesttimes. Very elaborate and fantastic were some of theearly forms, with their double or two-story heads. Figs. 46and 47, to…
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