The Language of Costume in the Ellesmere Portraits
- Author / Editor
- Mullaney, Samantha.
The Language of Costume in the Ellesmere Portraits
- Published
- Trivium 31: 33-57, 1999.
- Description
- Examines historical and symbolic features of the costumes of select Ellesmere portraits (Squire, Knight, Merchant, Prioress, Monk, Parson, Cook, and Chaucer), arguing that the sequence is an "informed response" to CT, especially GP. Chaucer is depicted as a figure from history, while the others are presented in fifteenth-century fashion. Includes eight black-and-white illustrations.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Manuscripts and Textual Studies.
- Canterbury Tales--General.
- General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales.
- Knight and His Tale.
- Cook and His Tale.
- Merchant and His Tale.
- Squire and His Tale.
- Prioress and Her Tale.
- Monk and His Tale.
- Parson and His Tale.