Detail of January

January (folio 1) from the Hours of Henry VIII, by Jean Poyet, c. 1500.

Note the back view of the lady of the house. Her skirt is gathered or pleated into the waistband, and the hood is straight down her back, as well as possibly having a stiffened cover over her head.

This color image from Morgan Library, The Hours of Henry VIII [Art] Retrieved March 6, 2006 from the World Wide Web: http://www.morganlibrary.org/exhibitions/po/html/h8intro_fr.html