Something of a landmark in the history of dress... the period is
notably rich in its documentation, and by carefully analysing both
the manuscript sources and published accounts [the author] is able
to produce an abundantly detailed narrative of the changes in
fashion... Tighter clothes outraged moralists, incensed monastic
chroniclers and stirred poets... in the last chapter the author
discuss[es] the relationship of the garments she has meticulously
reconstructed with their possible representations in manuscript
illumination, sculpture and painting... Of lasting value... a
pioneering book which will be of enduring value to historians of
dress and art alike.
*APOLLO*
The evidence for this scholarly and detailed study is drawn in the
first instance from documentary sources... contemporary
illustrations reinforce the written evidence... The book contains
much that is of wider interest than the subject matter suggests:
the various mottoes used by Edward III are discussed, and the
problem of his expanding waistline is revealed; there are
interesting sidelights on the new orders of chivalry.
*ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW*
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