A leader of the Franks. Salian Frankish 5th century

Merovingian, King, Salian, Frankish, Costume History, 5th, century, costume,
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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Note:  Carolingian queen and king costumes. 10th century.
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The Second Carolingian Modelbook: A Collection of Historical Charted Patterns for Needleworkers and Artisans, by Ms Kim Brody Salaza & Alexandra Brody Salazar.

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The Carolingians: A Family Who Forged Europe, by Pierre Riché & Michael Idomir Allen.

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