The “Cathedral Dress” from Micro S/S 2012
© Iris van Herpen
Also boats.
In early medieval times, those who wore socks were considered of the noble classes. Socks were woven or sewn by hand. And in the 16th century with the invention of the knitting machine, tighter woven socks were made. They were often made of wool for the general population and silk or cotton for the upper classes.
image: The Lover, risen and seated on wooden bench pulling on hose and shoe; next he washes his hands in basin attached to a stand with kettle and towel, before going out.
Seek peace, obey
Fear, serve and honor you,
Until death,
Peerless Lady.
(Guillaume de Machaut: Foy porter, XIV century)
image:Frank Dicksee, La Belle Dame Sans Merci
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Frankish abbot-statesmen and historian Abbot Suger, friend and confidante of French Kings Louis VI and Louis VII, dedicated the rebuild Abbey of Saint Denis.
This building is often cited by historians as the first major structure of which a substantial part was designed and built in the Gothic style. Both stylistically and structurally it heralded the change from Romanesque architecture to Gothic architecture. Before the term “Gothic” came into common use, it was known as the “French Style” (Opus Francigenum).
The “Nations” appeared in the second half of the twelfth century; they were mentioned in the Bull of Honorius III in 1222; later they formed a distinct body. By 1249 the four nations existed with their procurators, their rights (more or less well-defined), and their keen rivalries: the nations were the French, English, Normans, and Picards.
After the Hundred Years’ War the English nation was replaced by the Germanic. The four nations constituted the faculty of arts or letters.
Nutshell and pits found in the medieval filling of a well (1st through 10th century), unearthed in Athens.
On display in the Ancient Agora Museum in Athens.
Picture by Giovanni Dall’Orto, November 9 2009.
Juglans regia nut shells
and
Prunus persica stones
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Cooking, Tacuinum sanitatis (XIV century)
Back to basics
A Norman lord, who lived in a castle, controlled a vast area of land, sometimes as much as two counties. He could not farm it himself. He divided it into smaller estates called manors. Each estate was given to a lesser lord. He was sometimes called the lord of the manor. The lord of the manor would give his loyalty and his service to the overlord in exchange for the estate.
The Manor House: The lord of the manor built the manor house. It usually had a tower and a look-out post. Farm buildings, such as stables, barns and cow byres, were built close by.
