Anglo-Norman male costume, 11th century

Man in hooded mantle to the calf, man with staff in unusual leather shoes or galoches, and man in manteaux des rois (mantles of the kings) trailing on the ground. From the Winchester Psalter, Cotton MS Nero C iv. Anglo-Norman habits of the 11th century. Handcoloured engraving by Joseph Strutt from his Complete View of the Dress and Habits of the People of England, Henry Bohn, London, 1842

11th Century Illuminated Manuscript Joseph Strutt Leather Shoes

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