Giver
The giving (also called volumes ) is a medieval headgear for women. From the 12th century it became a custom that only unmarried women wore their hair open. Married women, and all women and girls when they went to church, had to wear headgear. The giver prevailed as one of the usual headgear.
It was given by a ribbon made of linen that was looped around the ears and chin, supplemented by a headband, which was often decorated with a border. From the 13th century onwards , the ribbon was wrapped around the head and chin several times. For giving you could wear a Schapel or a Rise . The giver was so tight that it sometimes made it difficult for women to open their mouths. It was considered immoral to loosen up giving in public. It was held with donor needles.
In the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation , hair was braided into a braid under the giver , while in France it was worn in a neck knot.
Web links
- Giver. In: Lexicon. Gewandung.de, Mode im Mittelalter, accessed on July 16, 2015 .
- Kruseler Püppchen - A mirror of medieval fashion (Landschaftsmuseum Obermain)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ingrid Loschek : Reclam's fashion and costume dictionary . Verlag Philipp Reclam jun., Stuttgart 1987. ISBN 3-15-010343-6