gothic dress fiona red natural Festival mantels en capes This knife was worn principally

This knife was worn principally in the sleeve during the 17th and 18th centuries

6 cm wide and 3 mm thick

The medieval Cistercians emphasized manual labour and self-sufficiency

It was used by the Scottish-Irish Galloglass (Galloglaich)

gothic dress fiona red natural Festival mantels en capes This knife was worn principallyThe model of this one dress is based on 12th century Gothic fashion. Characteristic of this are the wide fitting trumpet sleeves skirt and the closure of the bodice with laces. Originals can be seen on Gothic glassstained windows, manuscripts and wall paintings such as the manuscript De Consolatione Philosophiae (1130 1140) in the Bodleian Library in Oxford. The garment is also known as 'bliaut'. The bliaut (or bliaud) was an outer garment worn in