This article has some really interesting wood-cuts you can view as
well...


http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20040517/breasts.html

May 17, 2004 - Women of the 1600s, from queens to prostitutes, commonly
exposed one or both breasts in public and in the popular media of the
day, according to a study of fashion, portraits, prints, and thousands
of woodcuts from 17th-century ballads. 

The finding suggests breast exposure by women in England and in the
Netherlands during the 17th century was more accepted than it is in most
countries today. Researchers, for example, say Janet Jackson's Super
Bowl baring would not even have raised eyebrows in the 17th century. 


Katherine Shealy, MPH, IBCLC, RLC




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