Cotehardie Christina, bordeauxrood Festival mantels en capes De wambuis kan los worden

De wambuis kan los worden gedragen of als padding onder maliën of pantser

symbolizing connectedness in love and faith

This plumbata consists of an iron spike and a wooden shaft

upper legs and knees

This throat protection is the modern version of the bevor and gorgette

Cotehardie Christina, bordeauxrood Festival mantels en capes De wambuis kan los wordenThis dress is based on originals from around the 13th 15th century. Dresses from this period are depicted in large numbers in medieval illuminated manuscripts such as the Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry. This type of dress is also called cotehardie. Typical for the cotehardie is that it increasingly shows the female shapes, in contrast to the rather shapeless dresses in the previous centuries. The cotehardie emphasizes the waist and bust because of