Three minstrels, c1480, (1910). Artist: Unknown


Three minstrels, c1480, (1910). Representation after a manuscript of the Romance of the Rose, part of a larger scene representing the karole or dance of Sire Mirthe. One man has a harp, another a flute, the third has a pipe and tabor. The harpist wears a court-pie with large dagged sleeves, the other two wear long cottes - garments and hose of more than one colour. Their small caps are worn over long hair. Illustration from British Costume during 19 Centuries by Mrs Charles H Ashdown, (London, 1910).


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