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Medieval English Woman's Costume: A Woman of the Time of John (1189-1199)
"ONE may just see the purse beneath the cloak, where it hangs from the belt. The cloak itself is of fine diaper-patterned material."
See the accompanying article: Women's Clothing in the Time of John, Hadwisa of Gloucester, and Isabella of Angouleme. Source: Calthrop, Dion Clayton. English Costume: I. Early English. London, 1906.
