Hey guys, I thought that you may find these two portraits interesting:
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z123/Castlegrounds/Portraits/pg92detail.jpg
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z123/Castlegrounds/Portraits/pg93detail.jpg
Note the cut of the "sideless surcote" and the
minimal headcovering (a ribbon?). On the page 93
detail, note the fur lined cloak and what appears
to be buttons down the front bodice (buttons are
shown along the sleeves of the GFD underneath in
both images). Some form of closure would be
required on both, given the high neckline. In
both surcotes are what appear to be slits for
hands and a full gore set into the front.
These are image details of the troubadour Castelloza extracted from
Lemaître, Jean-Loup ; Francoise Vielliard .
Portraits de troubadours: initiales des
chansonniers provencaux I & K (Paris, BNF, ms.
Fr. 854 et 12473). Ussel: Musee du pays d'Ussel,
2006. ISBN:2903920354 9782903920357 OCLC:68706473
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/68706473
There are 170 illuminated capitals containing
portraits of troubadours. These are reproduced as
full page illustrations from two manuscripts
(probably both produced in Venice at the end of
the 13thC). Most of these are of male
troubadours, but there are a few other females as well.
Beth Matney
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