This self-defenestrating woman wears a sumptuous gown lined in gris. Note the pattern to the skins—overlapping like scales. See the photograph of an Italian effigy under Ermine, below. The effigy's hanging, open sleeves also use a scale pattern to depict fur. From Boccaccio's Decameron. BNF Arsenal MS 5070, Fol. 173r, circa 1430–1440.

A fur primer for 14th and 15th century European clothing

I wrote an article on recognizing fur in period figural imagery that kind of ate my brain. I’ve been working on this topic for months. The more I read and reviewed imagery, the more rabbit holes I found myself going down, zero pun intended. But now finally it’s in a state where I feel comfortable sharing …

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