Various French costumes, 9th century. Soldier in Carolingian helmet, scribe writing at a desk, three women in long gowns with bombarde sleeves. Taken from manuscripts in the Bibliotheque Royale de Bruxelles. Costumes divers, IXe Siecle. Drawn and lithographed by Ferdinand Sere from Charles Louandres Les Arts Somptuaires, The Sumptuary Arts, Hangard-Mauge, Paris, 1858.
Various French costumes, 9th century. Soldier in Carolingian helmet, scribe writing at a desk, three women in long gowns with bombarde sleeves. Taken from manuscripts in the Bibliotheque Royale de Bruxelles. Costumes divers, IXe Siecle. Drawn and lithographed by Ferdinand Sere from Charles Louandres Les Arts Somptuaires, The Sumptuary Arts, Hangard-Mauge, Paris, 1858.