French Noble Garment
The major
artworks for this garment were the illuminations in manuscript
Hayton , Fleur des estoires de la terre d'Orient ; Provinciale
Romanae Ecclesiae, 1400 - 1410 (BNF). The headdress is inspired
by an illumination Harley MS 4431, Christine de Pizan, The Book
of the Queen' (French provenance, 1410 - 1414, British Library).
The garment consists of underwear, pourpoint based on
Charles de Blois’s
extant piece, dark violet over-garment with large yellow sleeve
(grande assiette type), woolen hoses and woolen hat with fur
trimming.
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