Transcriber's NoteHyphenation has been made consistent. Minor errors in punctuation have been corrected.The following items were noted by the transcriber:Page361—the text reads, "Another thing the women did was to cut from their bodices all the little strips but the in the middle of the back, ..." which seems to be missing the word 'one' between 'the' and 'in'. It has been added in this etext.Page442—the word CUROSY may be an error for CURSORY, or it may be the pen-name of the quoted writer. However, as the transcriber was unable to confirm either way, it has been preserved as printed.Archaic spelling is preserved as printed. Variable spelling has been made consistent where there was a prevalence of one form over the other, and typographic errors have been repaired, as follows:Page38(plate facing)—whimple amended to wimple—"She has a wimple in her hands which she may wind about her head."Page52(plate facing)—whimple amended to wimple—"There is a chin-band to be seen passing under the wimple; ..."Page54—Fontevfaud amended to Fontevraud—"The effigy of the Queen at Fontevraud shows her dress ..."Page73—wode amended to woad—"... by staining themselves blue with woad and yellow with ochre, ..."Page74(plate facing)—whimple amended to wimple—"... a plain cloak, a plain gown, and a wimple over the head."Page82—kaleidscope amended to kaleidoscope—"... like the symmetrical accidents of the kaleidoscope, ..."Page87—head-hankerchief amended to head-handkerchief—"... as was the gown and head- handkerchief of his wife."Page92—repeated 'new' deleted—"... for, although men followed the new mode, ladies adhered to their earlier fashions."Page94—tieing amended to tying—"Every quaint thought and invention for tying up this liripipe was used: ..."Page96—tow amended to two—"Then there were two distinct forms of cape: ..."Page123—Ploughman amended to Plowman—"... William Langland, or Piers the Plowman."Page142—Louttrell amended to Loutrell—"... together with the artist of the Loutrell Psalter, ..."Page142—repeated 'British' removed—"... are cheap to obtain and the British Museum is free to all."Page154—waistcoast amended to waistcoat—"Over his tunic he wears a quilted waistcoat, ..."Page189—excresences amended to excrescences—"... surmounted by minarets, towers, horns, excrescences of every shape ..."Page247—Katharine amended to Katherine—"Married, 1509, Katherine of Aragon; ..." and "... 1540, Katherine Howard; ..."Page259—martin amended to marten—"... to wear marten or velvet trimming you must be worth over two hundred marks a year."Page291—anp amended to and (typesetting error)—"How, they and we ask, are breeches, ..."Page296—Nuserie amended to Nurserie—"‘The Wits Nurserie.’"Page305—underproper amended to underpropper—"First, the lady put on her underpropper of wire ..." and "... wore such a ruff as required an underpropper, ..."Page313—choses amended to chooses—"... and from these the Queen chooses one."Page334—fardingle amended to fardingale—"... and twirl her round until the Catherine- wheel fardingale is a blurred circle, ..."Page337—Castille amended to Castile—"On another day comes the news that the Constable of Castile ..."Page417—Macaronies amended to Macaronis—"... you may tell yourself here is one of the new Macaronis, ..."The frontispiece illustration has been moved to follow the title page. Other illustrations have been moved where necessary so that they are not in the middle of a paragraph.
Transcriber's Note
Hyphenation has been made consistent. Minor errors in punctuation have been corrected.
The following items were noted by the transcriber:
Page361—the text reads, "Another thing the women did was to cut from their bodices all the little strips but the in the middle of the back, ..." which seems to be missing the word 'one' between 'the' and 'in'. It has been added in this etext.Page442—the word CUROSY may be an error for CURSORY, or it may be the pen-name of the quoted writer. However, as the transcriber was unable to confirm either way, it has been preserved as printed.
Page361—the text reads, "Another thing the women did was to cut from their bodices all the little strips but the in the middle of the back, ..." which seems to be missing the word 'one' between 'the' and 'in'. It has been added in this etext.
Page442—the word CUROSY may be an error for CURSORY, or it may be the pen-name of the quoted writer. However, as the transcriber was unable to confirm either way, it has been preserved as printed.
Archaic spelling is preserved as printed. Variable spelling has been made consistent where there was a prevalence of one form over the other, and typographic errors have been repaired, as follows:
Page38(plate facing)—whimple amended to wimple—"She has a wimple in her hands which she may wind about her head."Page52(plate facing)—whimple amended to wimple—"There is a chin-band to be seen passing under the wimple; ..."Page54—Fontevfaud amended to Fontevraud—"The effigy of the Queen at Fontevraud shows her dress ..."Page73—wode amended to woad—"... by staining themselves blue with woad and yellow with ochre, ..."Page74(plate facing)—whimple amended to wimple—"... a plain cloak, a plain gown, and a wimple over the head."Page82—kaleidscope amended to kaleidoscope—"... like the symmetrical accidents of the kaleidoscope, ..."Page87—head-hankerchief amended to head-handkerchief—"... as was the gown and head- handkerchief of his wife."Page92—repeated 'new' deleted—"... for, although men followed the new mode, ladies adhered to their earlier fashions."Page94—tieing amended to tying—"Every quaint thought and invention for tying up this liripipe was used: ..."Page96—tow amended to two—"Then there were two distinct forms of cape: ..."Page123—Ploughman amended to Plowman—"... William Langland, or Piers the Plowman."Page142—Louttrell amended to Loutrell—"... together with the artist of the Loutrell Psalter, ..."Page142—repeated 'British' removed—"... are cheap to obtain and the British Museum is free to all."Page154—waistcoast amended to waistcoat—"Over his tunic he wears a quilted waistcoat, ..."Page189—excresences amended to excrescences—"... surmounted by minarets, towers, horns, excrescences of every shape ..."Page247—Katharine amended to Katherine—"Married, 1509, Katherine of Aragon; ..." and "... 1540, Katherine Howard; ..."Page259—martin amended to marten—"... to wear marten or velvet trimming you must be worth over two hundred marks a year."Page291—anp amended to and (typesetting error)—"How, they and we ask, are breeches, ..."Page296—Nuserie amended to Nurserie—"‘The Wits Nurserie.’"Page305—underproper amended to underpropper—"First, the lady put on her underpropper of wire ..." and "... wore such a ruff as required an underpropper, ..."Page313—choses amended to chooses—"... and from these the Queen chooses one."Page334—fardingle amended to fardingale—"... and twirl her round until the Catherine- wheel fardingale is a blurred circle, ..."Page337—Castille amended to Castile—"On another day comes the news that the Constable of Castile ..."Page417—Macaronies amended to Macaronis—"... you may tell yourself here is one of the new Macaronis, ..."
Page38(plate facing)—whimple amended to wimple—"She has a wimple in her hands which she may wind about her head."
Page52(plate facing)—whimple amended to wimple—"There is a chin-band to be seen passing under the wimple; ..."
Page54—Fontevfaud amended to Fontevraud—"The effigy of the Queen at Fontevraud shows her dress ..."
Page73—wode amended to woad—"... by staining themselves blue with woad and yellow with ochre, ..."
Page74(plate facing)—whimple amended to wimple—"... a plain cloak, a plain gown, and a wimple over the head."
Page82—kaleidscope amended to kaleidoscope—"... like the symmetrical accidents of the kaleidoscope, ..."
Page87—head-hankerchief amended to head-handkerchief—"... as was the gown and head- handkerchief of his wife."
Page92—repeated 'new' deleted—"... for, although men followed the new mode, ladies adhered to their earlier fashions."
Page94—tieing amended to tying—"Every quaint thought and invention for tying up this liripipe was used: ..."
Page96—tow amended to two—"Then there were two distinct forms of cape: ..."
Page123—Ploughman amended to Plowman—"... William Langland, or Piers the Plowman."
Page142—Louttrell amended to Loutrell—"... together with the artist of the Loutrell Psalter, ..."
Page142—repeated 'British' removed—"... are cheap to obtain and the British Museum is free to all."
Page154—waistcoast amended to waistcoat—"Over his tunic he wears a quilted waistcoat, ..."
Page189—excresences amended to excrescences—"... surmounted by minarets, towers, horns, excrescences of every shape ..."
Page247—Katharine amended to Katherine—"Married, 1509, Katherine of Aragon; ..." and "... 1540, Katherine Howard; ..."
Page259—martin amended to marten—"... to wear marten or velvet trimming you must be worth over two hundred marks a year."
Page291—anp amended to and (typesetting error)—"How, they and we ask, are breeches, ..."
Page296—Nuserie amended to Nurserie—"‘The Wits Nurserie.’"
Page305—underproper amended to underpropper—"First, the lady put on her underpropper of wire ..." and "... wore such a ruff as required an underpropper, ..."
Page313—choses amended to chooses—"... and from these the Queen chooses one."
Page334—fardingle amended to fardingale—"... and twirl her round until the Catherine- wheel fardingale is a blurred circle, ..."
Page337—Castille amended to Castile—"On another day comes the news that the Constable of Castile ..."
Page417—Macaronies amended to Macaronis—"... you may tell yourself here is one of the new Macaronis, ..."
The frontispiece illustration has been moved to follow the title page. Other illustrations have been moved where necessary so that they are not in the middle of a paragraph.