Lawyer's Robe
Dublin Core
Title
Lawyer's Robe
Subject
Clothing and Personal Accessories, Civic and Guild Culture
Description
Lawyer's Robe from the Ellesmere Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales
Date
Late Medieval (1300-1485)
Contributor
John Ross
Collection Items
Image of the Lawyer in the Ellesmere Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales
Detail of an illustration of the Man of Law, a fictional character portrayed in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. He is a man of status and a lawyer, indicated by his dress in a silk robe and coif head covering. Huntington LIbrary, Ellesmere Ms 26 C 9, f.…
Court of King's Bench
The serjeants-at-law are pictured in red robes sitting on a raised platform at the head of the court. Clerks wearing green, blue, and cream colored robes take notes of legal argument around a table. Most of these men were lawyers-in-training. Ushers…
Men's Coif
Detail of man wearing coif from the Rutland Psalter. Medieval men, including the Man of Law depicted in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales commonly wore coifs. Coifs were usually made of white linen with a tie that went under the chin. Coifs were worn by…
Staple Inn, Holborn Front
Staple Inn, the only surviving building of the Inns of Chancery. This was one of the sites where lawyers and law students interacted. Today it is located near Chancery Lane tube station, London.
Queens Sewing, Avis aus Roys
Detail of three queens wearing crowns work with textiles, simulating what would happen in a tailor’s workshop. The first queen stands and spins wool. The middle queen is seated at a loom weaving. The third queen, also seated, embroiders a piece of…