VMs: Re: On the multiple religious meanings of stars in circles

[Nick Pelling <incoming@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Also please note f72v3, small cross on the crown worn by a nymph at the top
> of the outer circle (libra)... apparently these ornamental were not uncommon
> among noble ladies in Northern Italy during the early 15th century,... a few
> examples:
>
> I wonder what Julie thinks about it - would there a more specific
> name/period/location for such items?

Au contraire, tiaras seem to have been rare - there appears to be a large 
gap in their history between the Romans and the 19th Century... so maybe 
this is more significant than we think. :-)

Also: grep can't pick out any obvious reference to them in the VMS 
archives, so we should be on reasonably fertile ground here. :-)

Incidentally, has anyone read:-

        Title:                  Fashions in Hair. The first five thousand 
years. [With illustrations.]
        Main heading:           CORSON. Richard
        Publication details:    pp. 701. Peter Owen: London, 1965. 8o.
        Shelfmark:              X.441/272

There's also a New York (Hastings House) edition from the same year.