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Lady's red cotehardie

 

  Lady is dressed in tight woolen cotehardie based on Herjolfsnes No.38 (late 14th century) Woman wears gloves, white linen kruseler (headdress) and belt with a purse. The position of the 3 brooches is inspired by an illumination in Très Belles Heures de Notre-Dame du Duc de Berry c. 1404-1412 Manuscript (Ms. nouv. acq. lat. 3093) Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris.

  Next pages show the details of the belt and the embroidered purse.

 
Tailor's - Catany; Lady's red cotehardie, part 1
Copyright Martina a Martin Hřibovi © 2006
Tailor's - Catany, Lady's red cotehardie, part 3