summer months and were sometimes worn

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without any overdress outside of the house, as

evidenced by a letter that Fiametta Adimari’s
husband wrote stating that she didn’t need to
pack her cioppe because of the heat. When an
overdress was worn, since it was summer, it
was the giornea.

The pellanda was the winter overdress of

the quattrocento and is found in the frescoes of
Piero della Francesca and the paintings of
Ghirlandaio. Instead of the high neckline found
in trecento versions, the quattrocento version has
a crew neckline and bag sleeves. This garment
was lined and richly ornamented with pearls
and fur around the neckline, edges, hem, and
cu s. The breadth of the dress was gathered
into folds and held in place with a belt placed
above the waist. Dags were commonly found on
the side sleeves.