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A Close Shave

By Marissa April 16, 2015 Leave a comment

Much earlier, I explored how the Merovingians viewed long, flowing locks as a symbol of status and sovereignty. Now, let’s take a look at an example from a different time, place, and extreme in the annals of mediaeval hair–the style known as the chahar zarb.  Chahar zarb is a Persian word translating as the ‘four shaves’, …

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