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Court Costume in the Middle Ages: AS IN ALL COURTS, THE COSTUMES OF WEALTHY LADIES at the French court became more and more resplendent and ornate throughout the Middle Ages. Much of the emphasis was on extravagant headdresses, which probably owed much to the Middle Eastern influences that were assimilated during the Crusades. According to the historian Juvenal de Ursin, these headdresses became so large that "when they wished to pass from one room to another, women were forced to turn their heads sideways in order to get through the doors." Order of figures: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 Jakennes Loucart, the knight of the King, based on an engraving found in the chapel of Madeleine in the church at Orcamp. 2 Eudes, vicomte of Chartres, 13th century. 3 Vidame of Chalons, died in 1279. 4. Louis of France, vicomte of Evreux and Etamps, son of Phillippe III, King of France, died in 1319. 5. Soldier of Brabant, beg. of the 13th century. 6 Phillippe of Artois, son of Robert II, vicomte of Artois, died in 1298. 7 Marguerite de Beaujeu, the daughter of Edward, Marshal of France, who died in 1351. She is wearing a mantel d'honneur, a cape worn for ceremonial occasions, lined with fur. 8 A lady's costume from the 15th century. 9 & 11 Anne, who became the Dauphine d'Auvergne when she married Louis II, the Duke of Bourbon, in 1371, and her servant. Both ladies are wearing the dashing gown that marks them as married women. By convention, the coat of arms is only worn on one side of the gown. 10 Jeane de Flandre, the wife of Jean de Montfort, Duke of Brittany, wearing the costume in which she made her society debut at Nantes. A feature of this is the extravagant hennin. 12 Reputedly, Heloise, whose tragic affair with Abelard has passed into legend, and who died in 1163. The bag hanging from her waist is known as an escarelle, from the old French word escar, meaning "miserly". Martin2001 Satisfaction Guaranteed Policy!
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