“Oriental Surcoat”, Pelicon, Black Bliaut
Message #100 – July 29, 2002
~ Katrine de Saint Brieuc / Katherine Barich
“I am specifically looking for documentation of that elusive ‘oriental surcoat’ (pelicon) and a specific representation in color of a black bliaut. I have found an image in the Hortus Deliciarum, but since this is not the original drawing, I am continuing to look.”