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Jun 15, 2022 · The wimple allowed women to cover their hair, neck, and even part of their face if they so desired as a way to demonstrate their respectability. Of course, as is often the case, though originally adopted for reasons of modesty, the wimple also became a way to showcase wealth with jeweled closures or crownlike metal circlets worn on the head.
- Christina Garton
A wimple is a medieval form of female headcovering, formed of a large piece of cloth worn draped around the neck and chin, covering the top of the head; it was usually made from white linen or silk. Its use developed in early medieval Europe ; in medieval Christianity it was unseemly for a married woman to show her hair.
Aug 2, 2020 · One reason for the wearing of a wimple is the same as the reason for wearing a veil: that of reserving one’s beauty for one’s spouse. This is the reason that married women, above all, wore the wimple (and the veil). As we read in the Song of Songs, even a woman’s neck can be beautiful to a man: “Thy neck, is as the tower of David, which ...
May 12, 2018 · In the top of the late 8thc Genoels-Elderen Diptych, (below) we see the Virgin Mary wearing a short wimple that appears almost to be attached to her tunic, or mantle that she is wearing. She also wears a diadem under her wimple at her forehead, which is a decorative accessory worn to hold her cap in place.
wimple, headdress worn by women over the head and around the neck, cheeks, and chin. From the late 12th until the beginning of the 14th century, it was worn extensively throughout medieval Europe, and it survived until recently as a head covering for women in religious orders. The wimple originally was adopted as a chin veil by Western women ...
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Jul 20, 2018 · It is difficult to establish whether or not women wore their hair covered at home mainly due to the lack of art that depicts women in their home environments without wearing a wimple. If any of the images are to be believed, one would think that women wore their head covered even when giving birth, having sex, and whilst sleeping.
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The wimple and veil combination was an excellent headdress for demonstrating modest respectability, since it covered everything except a woman's face. However, wealthy women sometimes used the wimple to display their riches as well, by attaching jewels to the cloth before placing it on their heads.
