Medieval Headwear for Women

Descriptio n of a 13th century woman's outfit, with instructio ns for making a cyclas and fillet.

Images of a style of women' s headwear seen in illustrati ons of working women from roughly 1475 to 1500; sometimes referred to as a tailed cap or winged coif. Includes several examples from illustrati ons, as well as links to various re-creatio ns.

Describes different headwear options for women re-enactor s for the late 15th century.

Images of women' s caps similar to a 14th century relic assocated with St. Bridget of Sweden (Birgitta of Vadstena). Examples from the 13th-15th centuries showing how this style of cap would have been worn, and by whom. Includes links to several re-creatio ns of the cap.

Subjects covered in this issue: women's clothing, headdresses, and hairstyles in the late 15th century; and benches, chairs, and stools.

Subjects covered in this issue: medieval cookery and medicine; Tacuinum Sanitatis; benches, shelves, and tables; a typical Swiss or South-German coif; and late 15th century swords.

The developmen t and possible constructi on of men's and women' s headdresse s of this time, primarily those of France and those countries with immediate French contact: England, Germany, and the Low Countries. Due to a paucity of extant evidence, the majority of research concerns representa tions in illustrati on or sculpture.

Headcoveri ngs available to ladies of various classes during the fourteenth century.

Documentation from a project to create a simple cap based on a silk headdress found in Coppergate Viking digs.

Headwear for women in Germany in the 13th century.

An overview of hairstyles and headwear worn by women in 13th century Germany; with pictures of numerous period sources (sculptures, illuminations and extant items.)

Documentat ion from a project to create a Norse headdress based on the archeologi cal evidence found in York.

Patterns inspired by artwork and by artifacts.

It seems that "earmuff" type cauls for the period 1333-1350 are a Myth or possibly a Misunderstanding.

Provides guidelines for materials, decoration , men's & women' s clothing, headwear, legwear, and footwear for Viking and Anglo-Saxo n England.

Hats and headgear, veils and hairstyles. We will be discussing and exchanging information about everything worn above the neck especially within the SCA time period.

A brief overview, featuring step-by-st ep photos; with additional notes on making an Iron Age woman' s cap, a hairnet, and bags.

Images of hats with pointed-fr ont brims from the 14th-16th centuries.

I've cropped a selection of ladies from photograph s of brass rubbings for analysis of their veil formations . The veils on some of these images are easy to understand . On others, not at all. Are we seeing a form of veil stylizatio n that can only be explained as the brass incising equivalent of visual shorthand? Or, are we seeing an accurate-b ut-stylize d portrayal of each crease or edge of the veil(s)?

Presents women's hairstyles and headdresses from the Vikings, the 12th century Normans, the 13th century (Maciejowski Bible), and the 14th-16th centuries.