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FROM THE 13TH, 14TH AND 15TH CENTURIES.
MCCC No. 61
YOUNG ITALIAN.
The following figure serves to confirm the analogy which prevailed between the costumes of northern Italy and those of France at the same period. The miniatures of the English and French manuscripts of the fourteenth century offer proof of numerous repetitions.
This young Italian is dressed in a large cloak with a hood. It is open, according to the custom of the time, on the right shoulder, in order to leave the arm free. This cloak varied in color, but scarlet was the most distinguished, and the use of which was reserved for nobles and knights. The undercoat has sleeves that are quite wide and slit so as to reveal the shirt. They are held at the wrist by three buttons. The belt is very rich, but it is placed almost at the bottom of the undercoat, which was usually green or blue. The breeches are lead-colored and the shoe is finished with this long point designated under the name of poulaine.
I extracted this costume from a miniature of the manuscript of Titus Livius, preserved in the Ambrosian Library in Milan. Condition is very good see pictures of right side 1844 hand colored original 9x12”
