Week 2 - Late Middle Ages Flashcards
(33 cards)
“Woad”
Blue Dye
“Hennin”
Exaggerated, steeple-shaped headdress worn by Burgundian women.
“Livery”
Special costume for servants.
“Parti-colored” or “mi-colored”
The practice of sewing different-colored fabrics together for the purpose of creating a “unique pattern”
“Putting out system”
Trend in textile manufacturing that became the normal way of doing business.
Merchant becomes middle man by selling the fiber to the workers and then buying back the finished cloth. They would then sell it to the fuller who would then buy it back.
“Pourpoint”
A sort of men’s jacket. Also called a doublet or gipon. Close-fitting sleeveless garment with a padded front.
“Points”
Aces or ties that ended in small, metal tips.
“Set-in” sleeves
“Seen in” instead of a fluid part of the garment such in a t-shaped garment.
“Cote-hardie”
Variant of the surcote or outer-tunic. Varies country to country.
“Dagging”
A form of decoration in which edges of the garment are cut into pointed or squared scallops
“Houppelande”
Originated as a man’s housecoat worn over the pourpoint. Fitted over the shoulder then widened into deep tubular folds or pleats. Most had a high standing collar.
Houppelande à mi-jambe
Mid-calf version of houppelande
“House” or “Houce”
Describes as a wide-skirted overcoat with winged cape sleeves and two flat tongue shaped lapels at the neck.
“Corset”
Round cape that buttons on the right shoulder and left the right arm free or closed at the center win a changing or ribbon.
“Poulaine” or “Crackowe”
Elongated, exaggerates, pointed-toe shoe
Gown
Fitted smoothly through the boys and with right-fitting, long sleeves
Surcote
Sideless, with a low neckline giving the appearance of straps across the shoulders.
Placard/Plastron
Stiffened panel with a rounded lower edge extended to the hip where it joined a wide-band encircling the hips to which the skirt was attached.
Skirt
So long and so full that it had to be lifted when walking
Lettice
A fur resembling ermine that (along with ermine) was reserved for women of nobility.
Conys
A type of fur that was allowed to be used by the lower classes (including foxes and otters)
Fret
Hair net worn by women
Codpiece
A pouch of fabric sewn into the tights over the crotch worn by men during the 15th century.
Huke
Garment worn by upper-class men . Originated as a covering for armor. Shaped like a tabard, being closed over the shoulders and open at the sides.
