On the World History Forum, one of the members posted the story of Jack O'Legs, a mythical figure from Hertfordshire, who undertakes a number of adventures...
... Speaking of dress, I seem to remember reading (*where* is what I don't remember,) that Richard wore his tunic shorter than most, enough to have drawn...
I've heard of comments about Dorset for one wearing his tunic short to 'shock', but nowhere have I read Richard did. Can you find your source for this? Can't...
I've always been told the the secret to male sartorial success is a short tunic and a large cod-piece, but surely we shouldn't be that superficial. ... ...
... ##It surprised me, too. I'll try to find the source, though many of my books are packed for moving so it could take awhile. Gilda ... [Non-text portions of...
... (*where* is what I don't ... most, enough to have ... less modest, as it ... parts of him? That ... disfigurement, not to mention ... I'm glad you...
I've always thought that the best exemplar of that . . . dare I say "dictum" was Henry VIII!!! (ROFL!!) Johanne ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Johanne L....
Interesting that, in the article, the writer makes the same statement about art that is made by Jonathan Hughes: artwork was meant to be symbolic, not...
... http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1980639,00.html#article_ continue ... I've just finished reading Brian Sykes' 'Blood of the Isles', which I...
... I think that is the Burgundian painting of someone presenting a book to Edward IV. He seems to have been identified merely by the Garter on his leg. Anne...
I once posted an article about tracing roots back to a common ancestor. After some thought, I began to believe that we are all related to everyone who fought...
... ##No kidding. After seeing Henry VIII's armor, it's a wonder any woman could keep a straight face in his company, especially if the rest of his wardrobe...
... presenting a book ... merely by the Garter ... cast some doubt on ... likeness. Liva has ... ie a figure in ... stock figure in ... was not a ... I never...
The guy who's supposed to be Richard actually looks more like Dick Tracy, except there's nothing on his wrist. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
That's great. In fact, this whole discussion is great. Drinks all around. Bill Barber <bbarber@...> wrote: The guy who's supposed to be Richard actually...
Here's the Wavrin illustration, which I think is the one we're speaking of. Richard is allegedly the dude at the front with the green hat and garter . I swear...
From the reign of Edward I on, there had been sumptuary laws that were attempts to regulate what the various social classes could wear. I recall that one was...
... speaking ... and ... jawline. ... Thanks Bill, that's the one. I really don't understand the identification. Personally I think it's Desperate Dan wearing...
Re: Fifteenth Century Visual Sources and Costume Research: An Analys Posted by: "Bill Barber" bbarber@... wdwbarber Mon Jan 1, 2007 1:45 pm (PST) I wonder...
It is a bit fanciful. This is always a problem with dioramas in which the artist has to fit action into a small space. ... [Non-text portions of this message...
... Analys ... a ... your penis." ... Thanks, that's a really useful site. Back to what we were saying, though, about the difficulty of understanding a former...
... And the news from the battlesite team at the Foundation's last Bosworth seminar was that there probably wasn't any cavalry after all. Vergil's account...
About a year ago, I was trying to come to grips with what might both motivate and inhibit people in the fifteenth century. I remembered a lesson I learned...
... crawl ... and ... Bill, I'd like to thank you for all the fascinating sites and references you manage to find and share with us. Speaking of the Zeitgeist...
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