Virginis Turc. vulgaris habitus; Domesticus habitus plebeiae apud Turc; Mammalucus, qui abiurata Christ. religione, Turc. sectam sequitur; Turca mulier foras obambulans

Abraham de Bruyn Flemish
Publisher Joos de Bosscher Netherlandish

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Engraving, part of 'Omnium pene Europae, Asiae, Aphricae atque Americae Gentium Habitus' (Costumes of the various nations of Europe, Asia, Africa and America), a series of prints representing figures from various parts of the world, engraved by Abraham de Bruyn and published by Joos de Bosscher in 1580.

This engraving represents three Turkish women and a man: a girl in vulgar dress, a plebeian woman in house dress, a mamluk, and a woman in outdoor dress. On the left, the girl wears an asymmetrical coat with three-quarter sleeves with borders of patterns of lozenges, made with a striped fabric, over a dress with long sleeves with a pattern of stylized leaves, an open overskirt with a pattern of lozenges and pearls, and an underskirt with thin horizontal stripes. She wears a striped fabric belt on her waist, and flat, pointed-toe shoes. Her hair is long and loose, and she wears a hat with a pattern of stylized leaves.

The plebeian woman wears a coat with three-quarter sleeves with a border with diagonal stripes, made in a fabric with a pattern of stylized leaves, over an ankle-length dress with horizontal stripes with thin, diagonal lines. She wears a striped fabric belt around her waist and low-heeled, pointed-toe shoes. Her hair is long and loose, and she wears a short hat made with fabrics that match her dress.

The mamluk wears a short-sleeved overcoat with horizontal stripes with x-shapes over a long-sleeved robe with thin, horizontal stripes, a long, fur hat with three long feathers, and boots. He carries a sword on his left hip, a quiver of arrows on his back, and a bow on his right hand.

On the right, the third woman wears a long overcoat with three-quarter bell sleeves over her dress with a pattern of stylized leaves, a headscarf with embellished border with rosettes and pearls and fringed edge wrapped around her head and covering her shoulder and back, with a square-shaped cap, also embellished with pearls, which covers her face. She wears low-heeled shoes.

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