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Category: Male clothing > medieval headwear

Early medieval hood Morgan

Century: XIII

Early medieval hood Morgan - Medieval Market, wykonane z wełny i podszyte warstwą lnu

CODE	Material	Standard × SPES products - technology & methods of manufacturing Machine-made standard - products with visible signs of using modern methods and tools in their production; e.g. visible outside and inside seams in clothing made with the use of a machine. Mixed standard - products with visible signs of using both modern and traditional methods and tools in their production; e.g. main, inside seams in clothing are made with the use of a machine while outside stitches and details are sewn by hand. Hand-made standard - goods with visible signs of using only traditional methods and tools in their production; e.g. all seams in clothing are sewn by hand. *NOTE. We always use high quality materials and fabrics while making our products - the above standards of their production are not related to the materials used.	Price
GWR0144	Wool	Hand-made	59.00 EUR
GWS0143	Wool	Mixed	45.00 EUR

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An early medieval headwear made of wool with linen lining. It’s a simple, basic example of a medieval hood, perfect as a sort of base for completing a full costume. This hood is characterized by simple design, typical for the 12th and 13th centuries. Our early medieval hood has a short tail. Its collar reaches the shoulders.

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Where to look for examples of early medieval headwear?

Both linen and woolen headwear, most of all in a form of simple medieval hoods for men, you can find in sources from the 12th and 13th centuries. One of the most important works from that time is the Morgan Bible - a richly illustrated codex created for Louis IX of France between 1240 and 1250.

Hoods in the Middle Ages

Hoods enjoyed popularity practically for the whole medieval period. They were worn both by men and women of all social classes.

Due to its availability and desired properties of the fabric, medieval hoods were sewn usually from wool, often with linen lining. At first, cowls and hoods simply had to provide warmth and convenience as a head and neck cover.

In the 14th century hoods started to evolve - apart from functionality, they were also an important part of former fashion. Cowls and hoods were decorated with cutouts, buttons and liripipes. Wealthier classes often used expensive fabrics (silk, brocade), contrastive combinations of colors and printed textiles. Open medieval cowls appeared (for example Gremlin).

What are the types of medieval headwear?

Similarly to the outer garment, headwears speaks of the social status and in case of women of their marital status. In medieval iconography hardly ever can we find figures without any head wear. During all the period of the Middle Ages a hood was the most widespread head wear. Its functions were protective and sometimes symbolic, ritual or representative. Medieval headwear includes: caps, hats, coifs, hoods, kerchiefs and others. Hoods were often made of cloth, however caps and hats were made of felt.