Mob cap
A hood is a headgear that has both a facial and a neck opening, that is, which encloses the face and neck and is closed under the chin. The hoods are therefore included in the hoods. The word hood is derived from the Old High German name huba.
In Austria and parts of Old Bavaria hood is also generally used for soft headgear, which lie close to the head, such as knitted hats, or even for bathing caps. Fall or fall hoods are considered as the forerunner of the helmet.
Hoods are worn by men, women and children. The male forms such as the balaclava and the Pilot helmet, in the Middle Ages, for example, the hood -like Gugel, the Hersenier or the Coif show a typical occurrence, while the female hoods are often not completely closed around the neck or the closure is reduced to ribbons tied under the chin to the loop, especially at the head dresses.
History of woman hood
In the Middle Ages and the early modern period the norm of married women required to wear a hood while unmarried her head could be uncovered. The phrase under the hood come ( = get married ) is derived from it. The hood was a sign of the woman dignity and decorum; a woman without a hood (or other headgear ) was considered a " loose woman room". Across Europe, it is an integral part of almost all women's costumes.
The reasoning of the Church that women had to cover their hair, derives from 1 Corinthians, Chapter 11, however, the hood also had the practical benefit to keep the hair out of the way and to protect it from contamination, such as while working at the fire and other household chores. The female staff of earlier eras wore hoods generally during work hours. For maid and maids in households making included elaborately bonnet and apron for work clothes and have also served as a status symbol of the employer.
Hoods were usually made of fine white linen, and - depending on the age, occasion and financial strength of the wearer - sometimes adorned with ruffles, lace or ribbons. From the 18th century instead also cotton was used. There were also stiff covers made of cardboard stoffüberzogenem, hoods entirely of lace, velvet, brocade, covered with embroidery, etc.
From civil Dresses Fashion of the Rococo, the barge developed around 1800.
Hoods for babies
In order to protect the most sparsely hairy babies from the cold and sun, this contributed in former times generally hoods. This should sit tight. By this measure, an attempt was made to avoid later protruding ears in advance.
Fall or fall hoods for toddlers
Another special case is the hood or hood lintel, in Switzerland called " Bolli ". This was borne by children of the upper middle class and the aristocracy. You should prevent small children while they learned to walk, their delicate little head injured. The Fall and Fall hood was usually made of leather, padded on the inside and could be customized to a certain degree to the growing head. The circumferential collar was there formed into an overstuffed bead. Most of these hoods were decorated with bows and ribbons.
Today case or will fall hoods used for medical aid. They serve epileptics, insbesonderen children with this disease for the prevention of head injuries.
Female cover types
The forms ranging from palm-sized patches over the entire hair covering, some artfully arranged hoods to sweeping forms which also covered the lower part of the face and neck.
Imaging
In the late 13th and early 14th century supported combination of a chin strap and a crown-like ring, sometimes with ruffled edge.
Krüseler or Kruseler
Actually a sort of veil in which the fabric edges were eingekräuselt. In the late Middle Ages in use.
Horns hood
One of the many, sometimes quite fancy hood forms of the 15th century, including the hennin heard.
Fontange
The Fontange is a prevalent from about 1680 to 1720 dome shape, which was surmounted by a tower of tape loops and tips. One handed in several variants according to legend, the name should go back to a mistress of Louis XIV.
Dormeuse
A particularly popular in the late 18th century, the head almost completely enclosing dome shape with sides that protrude to the front ruffles.
Calèche
Through several whalebone tires stretched hood, which could be folded like the convertible roof of a carriage. It was mostly made of green silk and protected the 1770-80 to usual high hairstyles.
Bolt bonnet
The locking hood covers the back of the head from ear to ear and runs at the bottom in two peaks, which are referred to as " Geißeuterl ". In fact, were not the udder of goats the model. They evolved from a hood of the 18th century, which was adorned with a bow at the neck.
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Fladuse (also: Flattuse ) Schneppenhaube, Rise, Bückeburger hood, Flinderhaube, Wulsthaube, calotte.