diff --git a/docs/development/01designprocess.md b/docs/development/01designprocess.md index eeed39e7a3d63528c4a083fed68231be1987cc12..5ddb351c97f3236cc7159cd12089324b6e2688ce 100644 --- a/docs/development/01designprocess.md +++ b/docs/development/01designprocess.md @@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ The research is focused on the funeral traditons in **Europe** and **the U.S**. #### **WINDING SHEET** +{ width=1000 } + Winding sheets, or shrouds, have long been used to prepare the dead for burial. It started from the 14th century as a functional garment for the poor and lower middle classes. **It's often a simple linen sheet that wrapped around the body with knots tied at the head and the foot.** It resembled earlier Medieval practices and was an economical and modest way of preserving the deceased’s dignity. This feature had been in decline since the early 17th century and continued until the beginning of the 18th century. @@ -23,6 +25,8 @@ This feature had been in decline since the early 17th century and continued unti #### **SHROUDS** +{ width=1000 } + With the abandonment of the communal parish coffin at the end of 17th century, in favour of coffins for individual burials, more attention was paid to the deceased themselves and their burial garments. **An open-backed long shirt with draw-strings at the wrists and neck** gained popularity and took over the usage of winding sheets. The detail of the knot at the foot remained, but with **the face no longer covered**, allowing family and friends to pay their respects. The body was placed in a shift with a bonnet and the sheets were pinned to the sides of the coffin creating the appearance of the deceased lying in bed with a quilt pulled over them and a pillow placed under the head. diff --git a/docs/images/process/Cropped-G15FJW-copy-1.jpeg b/docs/images/process/Cropped-G15FJW-copy-1.jpeg new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..35e2c54cc67f075708147bef1dd13c4b9ab0ce78 Binary files /dev/null and b/docs/images/process/Cropped-G15FJW-copy-1.jpeg differ diff --git a/docs/images/process/shroud-project-gutenberg.jpeg b/docs/images/process/shroud-project-gutenberg.jpeg new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..dc2323675efd2b8e35dfb07c453565009640b6ff Binary files /dev/null and b/docs/images/process/shroud-project-gutenberg.jpeg differ