> Also keep in mind that a musician is at best a
> middle-class employee, not a member of the nobility. Elaborate court garb
> is counter-indicated for authenticity.

Professional musicians were generally middle class, yes. There were
also many amateur musicians in the era, who might dress better, and
a few high-class musicians.

Comfortable headgear for the era is quite simple, as you've indicated.
Fancy headgear for a middle class woman would be a coif with a
flat cap on top of it. Or you can wear an Italian-style shapeless
sack sort of thing.

I usually wear middle-class Elizabethan when playing "renaissance"
gigs.

-- gb


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