Faemina Armenia, Nobilis faemina Armenia, Faemina inferioris Armeniae

Engraving, part of 'Habitus variarum orbis gentium' (Costumes of the various peoples of the world), representing the costumes of men and women from various parts of the world, engraved after designs by Boissard and published by Rutz in 1581.

This engraving represents three different Armenian women. On the left, the first woman wears a robe made up of draped layers of fabric. A sort of cap covers her head, above which is a hooded cape with fringed edges, which covers both the cap and the upper part of her body. Above it is a kind of baldachin-shaped hat with zig-zagging edges and small pearls. Flat, rounded-toe shoes peek from the bottom of her robe.

On the center, an Armenian noblewoman wears a high-waisted, long-sleeved, long robe under a long shawl with a pattern of scrolling motifs on the border and fringed edges. Her wrists are adorned by jeweled cuffs, and large pendant earrings hang from her ears. Her hair is tied to form long braids, and crowned by a large, spear-shaped hat with a teardrop-shaped jeweled panel on the front. Flat, pointed-toe shoes peek from the bottom of her robe.

On the right, a woman from Low Armenia wears a long shawl wrapped over a tall cap on her head and a long robe, leaving only her face visible under the layers of clothing. Flat shoes with rounded toes peek from the bottom of her robe.