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. For that reason, an exposed >> female ear was considered no less an outrage than an exposed thigh, and a >> woman would not appear in public unless clad in a tight-fitting wimple." >> >> Felton, Bruce, and Mark Fowler. "Part II, Behavior." The Best, Worst, and >> Most Unusual: Noteworthy Achievements, Events, Feats and Blunders of Every >> Conceivable Kind. New York: Galahad, 1994. 428. Print. >> >> So, the wimple had to develop for some reason. Is this reason believable? >> Documentable? Are there any other reasons that would be more legitimate >> based on available documentation? >> >> >> Laurie Taylor >> Phoenix >> >> _______________________________________________ >> h-costume mailing list >> h-costume@mail.indra.com >> http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
