Costume of the late 15th century from a scene of murder: men in skrimp doublets, padded shoulders, tight sleeves, hats with a single feather and high boots, woman in tall conical hat with high-waisted dress, tight sleeves and broad girdle. From the manuscript Histoire de Petit Jehan de Saintre, British Museum, reign of King Edward IV of England. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Thomas Anthony Day and Dines' Illustrations of Mediaeval Costume in England collected from manuscripts in the British Museum, Bibliotheque Nationale de Paris, Bosworth, London, 1853.

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