On Wed, 25 Jan 2006, Jon Lincicum wrote: > Philip Hart wrote: > > >On Wed, 25 Jan 2006, Chris Olson wrote: > > > > > >>Does anyone recall an example of a male Issola and what they wear? > >>Green and white, yes, but I only recall clothing descriptions of female > >>Issolas (Issoli?:). > >Also see the medium-late chapter of _O_ where Vlad bribes a male minstrel, > >iirc. Though now that I think of it, V's not nearly as clothes-conscious > >as Paarfi, or perhaps just not as articulate. > > > > > That minstrel was not an Issola. As I see from _O_, pg 195, he's a Teckla. However, that's not necessarily relevant to Chris's question. Entirely relevant is the complete lack of description of his attire. Another similar possibility is _TPG_, pg 195 (amusingly): "Beed'n, the Cavalier minstrel of the early Sixteenth Cycle, easily recognized by the peacock feathers he wore trailing down from his beret..."