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37th OOAK Design:
"Ele est si bele e gente dame egregia
Cum ele fust imperatoris filia,
De beal semblant e pulcra continincia;
Ele est le flur in omni regis curia."
My translation:
[She is a noble lady, so beautiful and genteel,
like the daughter of an emperor is she,
of beautiful visage and lovely modesty,
The flower of every king's court is she.]
This is an excerpt from a wonderful, 14th-century, love-lyric contained in the "Harley Miscellany" manuscript.
The poem contains three languages: Anglo-Norman French, Latin, and Middle English, and is assumed to have been written by
a cosmopolitan Englishman, studying at a Paris univerisity.
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The little cap, or coif, came into fashion in the thirteenth century, often in conjunction with a veil; the coif here is of
the same material as the overdress and the sheer veil is rose-colored; the cap is held on with a green ribbon chin-strap.
For views of "Adela" without the cap and veil, and of the underdress, click this link:
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