Decree of King Henry II Regarding Reformation of the Superfluity of Silk Clothing

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21 juin 2022

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Marjorie Meiss-Even, « Decree of King Henry II Regarding Reformation of the Superfluity of Silk Clothing », DeVisu - Pépinière de revues en histoire des arts, ID : 10.54390/modespratiques.244


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In this first issue of Modes Pratiques dedicated to fashion norms, the “Archives” section shows the transcription of one of the “feeble reformations on clothes, cooking, and bickering” that Montaigne denounced in his Essays. In July 1549, King Henry II set forth a decree destined to put an end to the “superfluity of silk clothing” that he noticed in his kingdom. It detailed a complex set of rules regarding the use of silk according to the wearer and to different weaves, types of clothing, and co …

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