Costume d'une femme de la noblesse francaise, 15eme century - French noblewoman, 15th century -...

Costume d'une femme de la noblesse francaise, 15eme century - French noblewoman, 15th century - She wears a headdress in black silk of unusual form that falls over the shoulders, a white dress lined with fur, yellow dress ornamented with gold embroidery at the bust - Rear view of the headdress in pink with long tail - From a miniature in manuscript 6839 in the Imperiale Library, Paris - Handcolored illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,”” Levy Fils, Paris, 1861