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Artificers, 15th century, (1910). A group of workmen with their tools from the time of Edward IV (1461-1483). Illustration from British Costume during 19 Centuries by Mrs Charles H Ashdown, (London)

A dinner party, late 15th century, (1910). Noticeable is the variety of the hats of the men, and their pourpoints (jackets) and sleeves

A banquet, late 15th century, (1910). A man on the left wears several large feathers in his hat. Illustration from British Costume during 19 Centuries by Mrs Charles H Ashdown, (London, 1910)

Ladies costume, early 16th century, (1910). Female dress from the time of Henry VII (1509-1547). The train worn by the woman in the centre is looped up through the girdle at the back

Early pyramidal headdress, late 15th-early 16th century, (1910). The pyramidal headdress developed from the broad band of the steeple headdress

Three minstrels, c1480, (1910). Representation after a manuscript of the Romance of the Rose, part of a larger scene representing the karole or dance of Sire Mirthe

Male and female costume, late 15th-early 16th century, (1910). A couple of the time of Henry VII, (1485-1509). The woman has large

Male head-gear, late 15th-early 16th century, (1910). Three aspects of a dandy - right, finishing his toilet: taking a silver needle from the needle-case

Head-gear, late 15th-early 16th century, (1910). This dandy from the time of Henry VII, (1485-1509), has tied a silk scarf over the top of his unwieldy hat to keep it in place

Henry VII, late 15th century, (1910). Portrait of the king (1485-1509), showing the very full fur-lined cloak over the stomacher

Matron and servant in the sick-chamber, c1470, (1910). Tobit, blind in bed, is attended by two women. One of the women sits by the fire where a cooking pot hangs on an adjustable ratchet

Joan, daughter of the Earl of Salisbury, 15th century, (1910). A 19th-century copy of an effigy in Arundel Church, Sussex, showing the elaborate headdresses popular at the time

Margaret of Scotland, c 1483, (1910). Margaret was the Danish queen of James III of Scotland. Her headdress is an intermediate style between the butterfly and the pyramidal

The butterfly headdress, 15th century, (1910). A woman from the time of Edward IV-Richard III, wearing a headdress showing the frontlet

Horned and steeple headdresses, 15th century, (1910). The example in the centre is a truncated parody of the steeple, and on the right is a hybrid of the old-fashioned horned style combined with an

Masque of Charles VI of France, c1480, (1910). Veils are distended by wires, with knights disguised in close-fitting hairy garments and masks

The steeple headdress and veil, 15th century, (1910). Lady of the Tournament wearing rich veiling with her headdress. Illustration from British Costume during 19 Centuries by Mrs Charles H Ashdown

Female headdresses, 15th century, (1910). The frontlet was composed of a piece of rigid wire netting covered with black material which passed over the head

Poleyns, 15th century, (1910). Poleyns, a type of pointed shoe, from the reign of Edward IV (1461-1483), showing construction

Male headgear, 15th century, (1910). Examples of ornamented bycockets, peaked caps. A gold crown encircles that of the king (right), the summit finished with an ornamental boss of gold

The bycocket, c1470, (1910). Thr domed top of the bycocket (peaked cap) is shown in modified form. The man on the right has a hurdy-gurdy, a type of musical instrument

Men wearing favours in their hats, 15th century, (1910). Small shields of arms are placed in their hats, being those of their partisans in a forthcoming tournament

The berretino and poleyn, 15th century, (1910). Examples of male costume, showing the method of carrying the berretino with its hanging becca

Royal banquet, 15th century, (1910). At this time the pourpoint - a short jacket - was worn with mahoitres - padded shoulders

Male costume, 15th century, (1910). Mens dress from the time of Edward IV (1461-1483). The style features broad shoulders and a narrow waist

An exquisite, 15th century, (1910). A dandy from the early reign of Edward IV (1461-1483), wearing a peaked cap (Bycocket), a pourpoint with long hanging sleeves edged with ermine

Development of the sleeve, 15th century, (1910). Dress from the reign of Edward IV (1461-1483). The sleeve is formed into a cylinder with a hole in the upper part for the arm to pass through

The military pourpoint, 15th century, (1910). The pourpoint was a short jacket made by sewing or quilting two layers of fabric with padding between, used by soldiers under armour to prevent chafing

Lord Rivers and Caxton before Edward IV, 15th century, (1910)
Lord Rivers and the printer William Caxton before Edward IV, 15th century, (1910). Edward (1442-1483) wears an imperial arched diadem, a cape of ermine

Bedroom scene, 15th century, (1910). An interior from the time of Henry VI, (1422-1471). The nurse seated upon the huche wears a very common form of the horned headdress

King, queen, and court, c1450, (1910). The turban headdress was in vogue for a considerable period, and was undoubtedly based on an Oriental model

Card party, early 16th century, (1910). The turban headdress which began in the reign of Henry VI (1422-1461), was still popular

Carpenter and fisherman, 15th century, (1910). Ordinary dress of working people from the Transition Period - Henry VI-Edward IV

Costumes, 15th century, (1910). Clothing from the Transition Period, Henry VI-Edward IV, 1450s-1480s. Illustration from British Costume during 19 Centuries by Mrs Charles H Ashdown, (London, 1910)

Riding habit, 15th century, (1910). Riding clothes from the time of King Henry VI, (1422-1461). The turban is lined with white fur, the pied jacket is of two colours, and high boots are worn

The architects of the Church of St Ouen, Rouen, c1440, (1910). Design made from an incised slab, showing the capuchon or berretino, (also at times called the roundlet)

Henry VI presenting a sword to John Talbot, Earl of Salisbury, c1445, (1910). Henry presents a sword to John Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury

Bag sleeves, 15th century, (1910). Male dress of the time of Henry VI, (1422-1471). Sleeves have been modified by the addition of two other exits for the arms

John Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury, presenting a book to Margaret of Anjou, c1445, (1910). John Talbot presents Margaret of Anjou with an illuminated book (The Shrewsbury Book)

Habits of officers of the law, 14th-15th centuries, (1910). The dresses worn by law officials did not undergo many alterations but remained very constant

Law habits, 14th-15th centuries, (1910). The dresses worn by law officials did not undergo many alterations but remained very constant, innovations only happening at long intervals

Alan Strayler, artist, late 14th century, (1910). Modest dress from the time of Richard II (1377-1399). Illustration from British Costume during 19 Centuries by Mrs Charles H Ashdown, (London, 1910)

Alan Middleton, collector of rents, 15th century, (1910). Alan Middleton, a collector of rents for a monastery, wears bag sleeves, and has a penner and ink-horn hanging from his girdle

Male and female dress, late 14th-early 15th century, (1910). Dress of the time of Henry IV, (1399-1413). The male houppelande has lost its dagged sleeves

Thomas Thomson, Scottish chemist, (1870). Artist: William Holl
Thomas Thomson, Scottish chemist, (1870). An engraving of Thomson (1773-1852) from Robert Chambers A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen, Blackie and Son, (Glasgow, Edinburgh, and London)

Effigy of King Henry II, 12th century, (1910). Henrys (1133-1189) tomb effigy from the Abbey of Fontevrault in Aquitaine near Anjou

Norman costume, early 12th century, (1910). The Crusades influenced womens headdresses, with fashions imitating the chain-mail head-covering worn by soldiers

Virgin and child wearing Norman costume, (1910). Biblical scene from an illuminated manuscript produced between 1121 and 1161, showing the Norman influence in dress

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