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2. Medieval jewelry - Wikipedia

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   Barbarian jewelry of the Migration Period is one of the most common forms of surviving art from their cultures, and the personal adornment of the elite was clearly considered of great importance, for men as well of women. Large jeweled fibula brooches, worn singly (with a cloak) or in pairs (for many types of women's dress) on the chest were ...

3. Girdle book - Wikipedia

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   Saint Catherine of Alexandria holds a girdle book. An open girdle book. Note the tied knot used for easy holding and the relatively small size of the book itself. Girdle books [1] were small portable books worn by medieval European monks, clergymen and aristocratic nobles as a popular accessory to medieval costume, between the 13th and 16th centuries. [2]

4. Girdle - Wikipedia

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   A Christian priest wearing a white girdle around his waist to hold his alb and stole in place.A belt without a buckle, especially if a cord or rope, is called a girdle in various contexts, especially historical ones, where girdles were a very common part of everyday clothing from antiquity until perhaps the 15th century, especially for women.

5. Sporran - Wikipedia

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   The sporran-belt when on the man is to be cut to three inches from the buckle, and to be cut to a point in the shoemaker's shop—it is not to be doubled into the keeper; one keeper will be sufficient—and the point of strap will be in the direction of the right hip, and the buckle will be worn exactly over the spine and not to one side. [5]

6. Belt (clothing) - Wikipedia

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   A common black leather belt with a metal buckle Medieval Islamic belt fittings, Eastern Iran, 900 AD (Khalili Collection). A belt is a flexible band or strap, typically made of leather, plastic, or heavy cloth, worn around the natural waist or near it (as far down as the hips).

7. Chiton (garment) - Wikipedia

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   A large belt called a zoster could be worn over the chiton, usually under the breast ("high-girdled") or around the waist ("low-girdled") or a narrower "zone" or girdle could be used. The chiton's length was greater than the height of the wearer, so excessive fabric was pulled above the belt, like a blouse. A double-girdled style also existed.