Yo know the images of old time nuns with the white part going around the face and neck different of the veil? That is oneexasmple. -----Original Message----- Date: Saturday, March 24, 2012 5:55:30 pm To: "Historical Costume" <h-cost...@indra.com> From: "Becky" <zearti...@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [h-cost] (no subject)
What is a wimple? I assume it is a head/hair covering. Any images of one? Sent from my iPhone On Mar 24, 2012, at 4:48 PM, Anne Murphy <afmmur...@gmail.com> wrote: > Given that the "Earliest Christians" didn't wear wimples... that > sounds like nonsense to me. > > Wimples developed late in the Middle Ages - when it started getting > colder, for one thing. And I do remember someone (possibly on this > list, years ago) commenting that it did indeed keep her much warmer. > > Anne > > On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 1:03 PM, Laurie Taylor <mazarineblu...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> Greetings all, >> >> I've been mulling this bit of trivia around in my head for the longest time. >> I think I need to share it and see if any of you know of any support or >> documentation for this information. >> >> "Most Unusual Concession to Modesty: The earliest Christians believed that >> the Virgin Mary was impregnated through her ear and that other women as well >> had used their ears as reproductive organs. F _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
