Chronology of Medieval Boys' Clothing Styles
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Figure 1.--Contemprary paintings often have a great deal of highly accurate information. Modern drawings have to be treated with caution. This illustration is 'The Little Falconer' by F. Moscheles from an 1889 edition of the 'Illustrated London News'. The drawing looks to be set in about the 15th century, perhaps better placed in the Renaissance. Falconry is normaly associated with the nobility. We notice a similar painting by the Dutch artist
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| Description: | The Medieval is the longest major era in European history. It is also exceedingly complex. There are, however, some key elements that separate Medieval Europe from the classical civilization of Greece and Rome that it replaced and our modern world today. Life in Medieval Europe was ruder or more primative than that of Imperial Rome. There were barabarian elements. Society was dominated by a single, militant, and exclusive religion which discouraged or prevented the development of a secular society. The medieval era is generally defined as the period of European history from the fall of Rome (5th century) to the Renaissance (15th century). The Medieval era is often given only limited attention in histories of the West. In fact, the Medieval era by far is the longest period of European history--spanning a millenia. The impact on the Western mind and our modern society was enormous. There were three preminent cultural influences affecting Medievla Europe. The old civilization of imperial Rome left a poweful cultural footprint. The Church became the dominant influence during much of the Medieval period. The Church provided an ethical dimension that involved moral resonsibilities lacking in clasical society. The asecitism of the eralty Church, however, rejected the worldliness of pagan culture. While commonly denegrated as barbarian, the German invaders inculcated concepts of individuality and personal freedom that are today hallmarks of Western civilization. HBC has noted references in fairly recent literature to Aries' dual thesis that the medieval period neither had a sense of childhood as a distinct developmental period nor did medieval parents emotionally value their children. HBC hasn't addressed fashion in the eras before the 1500s yet. One thing we can tell you is that specialized boys' clothes did not exist in the 12th century. There was specialized children's clothing in the Roman era, but after the fall of Rome, the convention of specialized boys' clothing appears to have disappeared in Western Europe. Boys after breeching wore the same styles as their fathers. HBC hopes to eventually address earlier historical eras, but it will be some time before this is possible in any detail. With photos and text. |
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