[34] This was connected to the contemporary idea that there should be a visible distinction between the clothing worn at different social levels. See Pastoreau, Black, 98. For a general overview and character of medieval and early modern sumptuary laws, see Kovesi-Killerby, Sumptuary Law; Diane Owen Hughes, ‘Distinguishing Signs,’ 3–60; and Riello and Rublak, The Right to Dress.