
These Byzantine earrings are from 6th-7th century A.D. This pair of earrings show the common practices used to make jewelry of this time. They are made of gold and encrusted in pearls and sapphires.

This painting of Maria Portinari from 1470 depicts her wearing a medieval headress called the hennin. The hennin is a headress in the shape of a cone with a veil completely covering the female’s hair.

This manuscript of a woman is from the Book of Hours of Marie of Gueldern from 1415. The woman is depicted wearing a houppelande that is full bodied and the sleeves are very long and dagged.