[Ansteorra] Fw: [SCA-AE] Fwd: [DW-L] late-medieval picture of a sideless surcoat - dated 1499AD

Joe McGrew oscagne at gmail.com
Mon Jul 19 11:15:40 PDT 2010



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-----Original Message-----
From: Katrina <katrinaofyork at yahoo.com>
Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 12:37 PM
To: Kingdom of Ansteorra <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
Subject: [Ansteorra] Fw: [SCA-AE] Fwd: [DW-L] late-medieval picture of a sideless surcoat - dated 1499AD

I thought this exhibit would be of interest to some.
 HL Katrina of York 
Barony of Bryn Gwlad

> To: sca-aethelmearc at andrew.cmu.edu
> Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 08:18:24 -0400
> From: bostonhahn at aol.com
> Subject: [SCA-AE] Fwd: [DW-L] late-medieval picture of a sideless surcoat -    
>dated 1499AD
> 
> Thought this may be of interest!
> Elisabeth
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: julian wilson <smnco37 at YAHOO.CO.UK>
> To: DW-L at DRACHENWALD.SCA.ORG
> Sent: Sun, Jul 18, 2010 4:30 am
> Subject: [DW-L] late-medieval picture of a sideless surcoat - dated 1499AD
> 
> Gentles of Drachenwald, 
> all ye who are passionate about replica garb and have wondered just how late 
>in-period the sideless surcoat was worn, - 
>
>  I commend to you attention a portable alterpiece made for the wedding of King 
>Louis XII of France and the Sovereign Duchess of Brittany, Anne de Bretagne.
> You can view this lovely object with it's exquisite miniature images in the V & 
>A's current Exhibition of medieval Artefacts from their collections. A generous 
>gentle has visited the Exhibition and posted pictures online for the general 
>pleasure of the Populace, and you may find these at
>http://www.flickr.com/photos/nmfadams/sets/72157624393104825/show/with/4800744446/
>/
> which is the URL displayed in my browser when the triptyche was on my screen.
> You may have to run the slideshow to find the two pictures of the gold-framed 
>portable triptyche altarpiece, - but it will be worth it. The Limner's work is 
>worthy of the Limbourg Brothers, so highly detailed it is - on the RH panel, - 
>the Dowager Queen of France and Sovereign  Duchess  Anne de Bretagne, depicted 
>in all her wedding splendour, with St. Anne shewn standing behind her. The piece 
>is putatively dated to 1499, the occasion of that Royal Marriage - which is the 
>latest-dated picture [intended for living recipients who would h


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