Category: 1340

Medieval civil and war costumes of Italy, France and England. The Litter.

1/22/20

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Cotte-hardie, pourpoint, Litter, Knights, squires, Middle ages, clothing, costumes, armour,

The close costume of the 14th century. Knights and squires habit of dressing. The footwear. The main piece of clothing for women at that time was the cotte hardie, a close-fitting, short-sleeved skirt, which made the body shapes stand out plastically.

Filed under 1340, 14th Century, Europe, Fashion History, France, Genre, Germany, Italy, Middle Ages, Military, Nobility

Tagged Auguste Racinet, Customs, Knighthood, Medieval costume

Geoffrey Chaucer. English writer and poet.

2/17/17

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Geoffrey Chaucer, Middle ages, 14th,century, Canterbury Tales, Henry Shaw, costume, poet, England, English literature

DAN Chaucer, as he is termed by some of our older writers, is the popular representative of the earlier period of English poetry; indeed he may be considered The Poet, par excellence, of the English Middle Ages.

Filed under 1340, 14th Century, England, Middle Ages, Plantagenet

Tagged Artist, Henry Shaw, Medieval costume