Female costume in the reign of William the Conqueror, 11th century.

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Women in long sleeved dresses, long mantles and veils. Female costume in the reign of William the Conqueror, 11th century. Cotton MS Nero, Handcolored engraving from "Civil Costume of England from the Conquest to the Present Period" drawn by Charles Martin and etched by Leopold Martin, London, Henry Bohn, 1842. The costumes were drawn from tapestries, monumental effigies, illuminated manuscripts and portraits. Charles and Leopold Martin were the sons of the romantic artist and mezzotint engraver John Martin (1789-1854).

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