Fop in feathered cap, long-sleeved cape with split sleeves, doublet, hose and boots (front and back), and the same dandy in cap, doublet, hose and boots taking a needle from a case to fix his sleeves. The Beau of the 15th century. Two depictions of L'Amans from the frontispiece, , of Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun's Roman de la Rose, Harley MS 4425, British Library. Handcoloured engraving by Joseph Strutt from his Complete View of the Dress and Habits of the People of England, Henry Bohn, London, 1842.

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