Female fashion. Second half of the reign of Louis XIV. The Capote, The Muff. The Fontange. The Baskine. The lace apron. The House Dresses.
Female fashion. The Capote. The Muff. The Baskine. Reign of Louis XIV.
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The clothing of the vestal virgins. The cult of Vesta in ancient Rome.
The clothing of the vestal virgins consisted of infula, vittae, suffibulum which was held together under the chin by a fibula
Costume variations of the Byzantine King and Queen. 400-1100 AD.
The two figures shown here represent several new varieties of Byzantine costume.
The challenger of the tournament. Noblemen of the court of Charles VIII.
Medium Age. France. The challenger of the tournament. Noblemen of the court of Charles VIII. Entering the barriers to taking the oath. Noblemen of the court of Charles VIII.
Heavy horse armor of Emperor Maximilian I. from c. 1508.
This complete “Rossgelieger” is of excellent quality. The breastplate, called “Fürbug”. The saddle is a so-called “crib saddle”.
The Trinitarian Order in the Roman Catholic Church.
The Trinitarian Order is an order in the Roman Catholic Church. It was founded at the turn of the 13th century and was originally a monastic order dedicated to the spiritual struggle against Islam.
Byzantine silk fabric with elephants from the 8th to 10th century.
Silk fabric. Background red pattern opposite. Large circles with elephants. The pattern is a Byzantine redesign of an originally Sassanid pattern.
Byzantium. Costumes of the Eastern Roman emperor and empress.
History of Costume. Byzantium. 400 – 1100 AD. Costumes of the Eastern Roman emperor and empress.
German clothing up to the 10th c.. Goths, Lombards, Merovingians.
German people in the dress at the end of the 10th century. Lombard king. Merovingian Franks. Carolingian Franks. Clothing in the Middle Ages.
Costumes of Religious Orders. Habits of various nuns. France 19th c..
Religious Orders. French Carmelite. The Hospital Sisters. Nun of the Order of Magdalene. The Premonstratensians. St. Catherine’s Hospitaller.