Book Research

'History of Hair'

(Pages 42 - 49)

'Bryer, R. (2000). The History of Hair: Fashion and Fantasy Down the Ages. the University of California. Philip Wilson.'

This book 'the History of Hair', strengthen my knowledge of Elizabethan hair because it taught me some things that I didn't already know. It states that 'Elizabethans wear their hair long & loose, it's golden hue contrasting with the white of the ermine & merging with the gold of the cloak.'

This talks about the picture above. It also demonstrates the depth of an Elizabethan forehead, the black rim around the head is where a normal hairline should be compared to an Elizabethan one. this book also taught me that majority of Elizabethan women would shave their head back to make it look more fashionable like the Virgin Queen herself. 

I don't normally use books as a source of research, because I find it difficult to pin point certain parts of the book or just get too confused because of all the information that is available. I think I did well though to get this information as it did really help me to understand a bit more about the ear & their hairstyles.