Citations:poulaine
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English citations of poulaine
- 1875, The Art Journal: New series, page 269:
- Poulaines were worn by her foppish consort , King Richard II . , probably attached by a chain of gold or silver to the knee , as is to be seen in a piece of leg armour belonging to Lord Londesborough , in which the chain is attached ...
- 2001, June Swann, History of Footwear in Norway, Sweden and Finland: Prehistory to 1950, Almqvist & Wiksell International
- But there is absolutely no primary evidence that the long toe was ever chained up to the shoe top , ankle , knee or waist ... where the greaves , with poulaines , are fastened about his knees with knots of gold ; which might Fig . 70.