Geoffrey Chaucer as painted by Thomas Hoccleve circa 1400
Note the paternoster in his hand and the knife suspended on his chest.
Nice folds in gown and bagpipe sleeves.
Italian Merchant as painted by Giotto in Death of the Knight of Celano
Upper Basilica of San Fancesco, Assisi. Early 14th century.
Note matching hat and gown.
Effigy of a Merchant at Parish Church of St. Peter and Paul,
Northleach, Gloucesterchire. Late 14th century.
Note the elaborate belt and the shoulder buttoning cloak.
Sleeves extend well onto hands.
Tapestry weavers from Additional MS 15277,
Padua circa 1400
Note the aprons, benches and tools.
Shirt sleeves extend beyond cote.
Bankers from Additional MS 27695,
Northern Italy, Late 14th century
Note the 3 lock chest and table.
Shoulder buttoning cloak and a variety of headgear.
Bankers from Additional MS 27695,
Northern Italy, Late 14th century
Note the low table and neck buttons
children dressed like little adults.
Goldsmiths from Additional MS 15277,
Padua circa 1400
Note the aprons and tools.
Mayor and Town Elders surrendering from Royal MS 20 C VII,
Late 14th century.
Note the dagged hood and decorated shoulder and wrist seams.
Soldiers are wearing civilian clothes on top of armour.
Soldiers present Christ to Annas,
from The Tres Belles Heures of Jean De Berry, Late 14th century.
Note the dagged hem lines and hood of same color as cote.
Dagger worn through pouch.
Soldiers restrain Christ for interrogation by Caiphas,
from The Tres Belles Heures of Jean De Berry, Late 14th century.
Note the Jupon quilting changes direction on lower sleeves. .
Small buckler hung from belt. Dog headed folding stool.
A man about to beat another
from The Psalter of Bonne de Luxembourg , Mid 14th century.
Note the pouch and hanging sleeves..
One man holds a whisk broom and the other a glass goblet. .
Jean de Vaudetar presents his book to King Charles V of France
from The Bible Historiale of Jean de Vaudetar, 1371
Note the padded chest and differently sized buttons above and below the waist.
Buttoned slits at hips and small buttons at collar. Sleeves extend onto hands.
A Servant serving at table from Supper in the House of the Pharisee
by Giotto, Early 14th century
Note the seams on the translucent coif and the length of the belt.
Long chord on tasseled pouch.
A Servant serving at table from Supper in the House of the Pharisee
by Giotto, Early 14th century
Note the seams on the coif and the decoration off the collar.
Realistically depicted garment. .
A Messenger retrieving a letter from his hood. Paris, circa 1400
from a pen and ink drawing in the Staatliche Museen
Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin
Note the dagged hood and pouch.
A Messenger retrieving a letter from his hood. Paris, circa 1400
from a pen and ink drawing in the Staatliche Museen
Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin
Note the hood draped on the shoulders and dagger worn through the pouch
A child from The Tacuinum Sanitas of Vienna,
Late 14th century.
Note matching gown and hose/shoes
Dressed as a miniature adult.
A man and woman with pine cones from The Tacuinum Sanitas of Paris,
Late 14th century.
Note the length of the belt (worn backwards.)
Turned back collar and cuffs.
A family at home in winter from The Tacuinum Sanitas of Vienna,
Late 14th century.
Note hood worn with liripipe wrapped about the head.
Interesting chair.
A man and woman picking squash from The Tacuinum Sanitas of Vienna,
Late 14th century.
Note the ragged hemline and the basket.
Hood worn as hat.
A man and woman examining a marjoram plant
from The Tacuinum Sanitas of Vienna, Late 14th century.
Note the elegantly dagged hemline and long shoes.
contrastingly colored cote beneath the gown.
Two tailors and their customer fitting woolen clothes.
from The Tacuinum Sanitas of Casacatsnse, Late 14th century.
Note the table and bench.
Extremely short gown.
A man hawking on a horse
from The Tacuinum Sanitas of Casacatsnse, Late 14th century.
Note the straw hat with decoration and the high buttoned collar
Long gown worn astride a horse.
A man harvesting fennel
from The Tacuinum Sanitas of Casacatsnse, Late 14th century.
Note the long pointed hat.
matching hat, hose and gown.
A man with a hawk from The Tacuinum Sanitas of Paris,
Late 14th century.
Note the elaborately dagged gown possibly lined with fur.
Long pointed hose/shoes.
A man picking asparagus from The Tacuinum Sanitas of Paris,
Late 14th century.
Note the bottom hem of the apparently padded cote.
rolled had and shirt collar peeking above cote collar.
A man and a boy harvesting Rue plants
from The Tacuinum Sanitas of Paris, Late 14th century.
Note the boy's patterned cote. Sleeves rolled up revealing red under tunic.
The boy has a rip in the heel of his hose.
A man picking roses
from The Tacuinum Sanitas of Paris, Late 14th century.
Note the elaborately dagged hem and sleeves.
He wears his belt around his neck.
A man holding a melon
from The Tacuinum Sanitas of Paris, Late 14th century.
Note the dagged sleeve seams and button at sleeve closing
Red undertunic sleeve visible extending well onto the and. Big chain!
A man at an apothecary's shop.
from The Tacuinum Sanitas of Vienna, Late 14th century.
Note high necked, shoulder buttoning cloak.
Wide bell ended sleeves.
A Butcher
from The Tacuinum Sanitas, Late 14th century.
Tailors
from The Paduan Picture Book, Late 14th century.
A Butcher
from The Tacuinum Sanitas, Late 14th century.