Costume of Italian peasants; 15th century. The man on the right wears a grey hood; tunic and boots; with black belt and purse. The figure on the left wears a crimson bonnet; off-white tunic; black belt; red stockings and brown leather boots. From a miniature in an ancient manuscript. Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries; Levy Fils; Paris; 1861.