While I started out by looking through medieval huntbooks, I soon moved away from them--the ones I could find were either too late, or too early for the style I had envisioned...a close fitting cotte (I eventually went through every image I could find from my chosen time of 1370). In addition to the required hosen (either red or brown), I want one or two hoods. The first, a simple pull over liripipe hood, and the second as a square mantled, fur lined hood.
Sources:
For the cotte, I went back to an older plan and decided to base it off of the 1370 Gentleman Effigy, at St. Bartholomeus Cathedral in Germany, along with a miniature (122r) in BNF Nouvelle acquisition française 15939 Miroir Historial (Vol 1)--which also has the hood I want. The cotte will be made in blue wool flannel, lined with linen, and sewn with period correct techniques (based on the Greenland and London finds). Hopefully, I will finish it in time as an entry into February's Blue challenge for the Historical Sew Monthly.Gentleman Effigy, 1370 |
Hosen: The first pair will be hopefully in a cotton flannel--not period accurate, but they will be a working mockup--either red or brown. Both colours can be documented, although red is the more common. Eventually, I'll remake them in an appropriate wool. I intend to pattern them off of the extant pair found in Greenland (lengthened, if needed).
The hoods: The first hood will be a pull over, without buttons, and unlined--patterned on one of the Greenland hoods (Norlund 88).
As for the second, the square mantled hood, I will have to draft my own pattern, but I do not anticipate that being too difficult. The patterning will be based on the illuminations from period of soldiers and hunters wearing the style. I want to sew it out of a lighter weight, green plaid, wool--lined with sheepskin.
122r |
For cold weather wear, rather than a cloak, a second cotte or a coat will be worn (most likely my G63). Fur mittens would also be required. How the medieval outdoorsman dealt with keeping his feet warm is something I will have to look in to, for sure.
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