Coifs -Source Images

detail from Civitates Orbis Terrarum 1572 Nonesuch palace

These images are details from a painting from 1565 showing the calvinistic Temple de Paradis in Lyon. Click either image for the full, amazing view - FULL of hatty goodness.

From John Foxe's 1576 version of the Book of Martyrs. Link to full image.

1600 (though I think it's earlier) Detail from Tittle-tattle: the Several branches of gossiping. All the women at work in this engraving are wearing coifs only. Some of the women at leisure are wearing other hats over them.

detail from Civitates Orbis Terrarum 1572 Nonesuch palace

From Daemonologie, 1590. James I is known to have suffered from a morbid fear of violent death, and the witch trials of 1590 heightened his anxiety over this apparently treasonous 'un-Christian' sect, and stimulated him to study the whole subject of witchcraft. 'Daemonologie' is the result of this royal research, detailing his opinions on the topic in the form of a Socratic dialogue between the sceptic Philomathes and witch-averse Epistemon, who reveals many aspects of witch-craft. Click the image to go to a webpage where you can download the entire text with images.

Detail from John Foote's 1576 woodcut depicting the burning of M martin Bucers in 1557. Link to full image.

1600 (though I think it's earlier) Detail from Tittle-tattle: the Several branches of gossiping. Women gossiping in church. While wearing coifs, of course.

1600 (though I think it's earlier) Detail from Tittle-tattle: the Several branches of gossiping. Women gossiping at the bake house. While wearing even more coifs.