The exact name of this garment is not really known.
The term cotte-hardie is often used today to designate it, although it is not known exactly what it refers to in the sources. It is not known for certain whether it was a garment worn over a shirt or a surcoat worn over a tunic.
It appears around 1335 and gradually disappears towards the end of the 14th century. Its name survives until the middle of the 15th century, but by then it was probably a different garment.
It is a garment fitted on the bust that flares out from the hips.
Its length seems to be between the knee and mid-thigh. It is buttoned at the front and on the forearms.
Sources:
Speculum historiale, NAF 15941 Folio 82v, 1370-1380
Speculum Humanae Salvationis, Germany, c. 1360
Roman d’Alexandre
This version has 50 buttons (24 on the opening and 12 per sleeve by default, but a different combination is possible on request), and a mid-thigh length (< 95 cm).
The garment is lined with fine natural-coloured linen.
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