A leader of the Franks. Salian Frankish 5th century

2/18/15
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A leader of the Franks. Un chef des Franks. (D’après Monfaucon.)

A leader of the Franks. Salian Frankish 5th century

Un chef des Franks. (D’après Monfaucon.)

Source: Paris à travers les siècles. Histoire nationale de Paris et des Parisiens depuis la fondation de Lutèce jusqu’à nos jours, par Henri Gourdon de Genouillac, 1879. Henri Gourdon, known as Gourdon de Genouillac (1826 – 1898) was a French historian, novelist and heraldist specialising in the French nobility and its coats of arms. He was scientific editor of the Journal des employés de Paris, the Journal héraldique, the Monde artiste (1862-1898) and the Passe-temps, a literary and anecdotal journal.

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Frankish Merovingian costume history 4th and 5th century.
Clovis first king of the Franks. Founder of the Merovingian dynasty.
Byzantine fashion history. Costumes and modes from 5th to 6th century.
The Carolingian fashion period 752-987. Reign of Charlemagne.
The Carolingian Fashion Period 987 to 1270.
Carolingian in the time of Charles the Great 768 – 814. The Frankish power.
The Toga and the manner of wearing it. Roman fashion history.

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