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Tuesday, 5 March 2019

Medieval Women's Clothes and the Luttrell Psalter - Joan Lennon

Commissioned by Sir Geoffrey Luttrell (1276-1345), the Luttrell Psalter includes, as well as the Psalms, a calendar, canticles, the Mass, an antiphon for the dead - and a wealth of decorations and illustrations.  At least five artists worked on these, one in particular specialising in rural and domestic scenes. 


a sheep pen (wiki commons)


a dining scene (wiki commons)


playing a game in a (very windy) garden (wiki commons)

It is fascinating to see how this resource has been used to reconstruct medieval clothing, as shown in the video below: 



A snippet of a plainsong transcribed from the Luttrell Psalter can be heard in the background of the clothes video, and performed here:


The Luttrell Psalter is currently held in the British Library.



Joan Lennon's website.
Joan Lennon's blog.
The Wickit Chronicles. (my medieval adventure series for 8-12 year olds)