Sir Neil Loring in robe decorated with garters

Sir Neil Loring (Nigel Lorringe), medieval English soldier and diplomat and a founding member of the Order of the Garter, c. 1320-1386. Old man in red cap and shoes, white robe decorated with blue garters, holding a purse. From the Golden Book of St Albans, Cotton MS Nero D vii, f.105v. Handcoloured engraving by Joseph Strutt from his Complete View of the Dress and Habits of the People of England, Henry Bohn, London, 1842

14th Century Benefactor Chivalry Illuminated Manuscript Joseph Strutt Old Man Order Of The Garter Purse Red Cap

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