Costume in England: A History of Dress to the End of the Eighteenth Century, Volume 1G. Bell and sons, 1896 - 415 pages |
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... plain , or simply edged with colour , was now richly embroidered with a band of gold or rich silk ( the paragauda ) at the borders . It was an adoption of the barbaric splendour of the nations they subjugated . A figure of Cybele , dis ...
... plain , or simply edged with colour , was now richly embroidered with a band of gold or rich silk ( the paragauda ) at the borders . It was an adoption of the barbaric splendour of the nations they subjugated . A figure of Cybele , dis ...
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... plain tunic , over which is thrown a mantle or short cloak , and his legs are enswathed in bands to the knee . A finer example of royal costume is , how- ever , to be found in the Benedictional above mentioned , and which is here copied ...
... plain tunic , over which is thrown a mantle or short cloak , and his legs are enswathed in bands to the knee . A finer example of royal costume is , how- ever , to be found in the Benedictional above mentioned , and which is here copied ...
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... plain purple tunic reaching nearly to the knees , and confined round the waist by a linen girdle . His short blue cloak , bordered with gold , covers the left arm , leaving the right one per- fectly free , as it is fastened upon that ...
... plain purple tunic reaching nearly to the knees , and confined round the waist by a linen girdle . His short blue cloak , bordered with gold , covers the left arm , leaving the right one per- fectly free , as it is fastened upon that ...
Page 42
... plain tunic enveloped the body reaching to the knee : it was fastened round the waist by a girdle of folded cloth of the same colour , or secured by a band slightly ornamented . The tunic was sometimes enriched by a border of orna ...
... plain tunic enveloped the body reaching to the knee : it was fastened round the waist by a girdle of folded cloth of the same colour , or secured by a band slightly ornamented . The tunic was sometimes enriched by a border of orna ...
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... plain close collar , and a blue alb ; he carries the pastoral crook , which is of sin- gular simplicity , varying in no degree from that of an ordinary shepherd . It had indeed an allusion to the Saviour as " the good Shepherd ; " as ...
... plain close collar , and a blue alb ; he carries the pastoral crook , which is of sin- gular simplicity , varying in no degree from that of an ordinary shepherd . It had indeed an allusion to the Saviour as " the good Shepherd ; " as ...
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ancient Anglo-Saxon apparel appear Archæologia armour band bascinet Bayeux Tapestry beard beneath border brass breast breeches British British Museum buttons century chasuble Church cloak cloth coat collar colour copied costume covered cuffs curious dagger dalmatic decorated described display doublet dress Edited Edward Edward IV effigy elbow embroidered England English engraved example falling band fashion fastened feathers fibula figure French garment garters gentleman girdle gold hair hanging hauberk head head-dress helmet Henry VIII hood hose Illustrations jewels king knee knight lace ladies latus clavus legs long gown mantle ment original orna ornamented period periwigs petticoat plain plates portrait Queen ranseur reign of Henry represented ribbon Richard Richard II richly Roman Royal ruff Saxon says seen shield shoes shoulders side silk silver sollerets specimen sword Temple Church tion Translated tunic velvet vols waist wearer wears wide sleeves wore worn
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