Beret maker
Beret makers made flat caps with round or square lids and straight or turned up brims . Since the beginning of the 16th century, these often richly decorated hats , which came in various shapes and sizes, were the usual headgear for men and women. Often a tight-fitting hood (calotte) was worn under the beret .
In some cities such as Vienna, dress codes regulated the wearing of this headgear. There farmers in the country were forbidden to wear a beret, while even non-aristocratic scholars, lawyers, doctors and officials were allowed to wear one made of velvet . The "toque" came into fashion towards the middle of the 16th century, a stiff, folded, small beret with a narrow brim, made of silk or velvet, which was worn by noblemen of both sexes. It was usually decorated with a golden hat string and a small plume .
In the Middle Ages, beret makers in Germany were organized in their own guilds with their own professional rules.
literature
- Rudi Palla : The lexicon of the lost professions . Eichborn, Frankfurt am Main 1994, ISBN 3-8289-4152-4
- Rudi Palla: Disappeared work. The Book of Lost Professions. Brandstätter, 2014, p. 23. ISBN 3-8503-3648-4
Web links
- Berettmacher Heimatlexikon - Our Austria
Individual evidence
- ↑ Journeyman rules of beret makers and stocking makers - German digital library. In: deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de. September 25, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2018 .