Costume in England: GlossaryG. Bell and sons, 1896 |
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... close connection with " a lace of great pearls for Her Grace's neck , " it applies to strings of pearls , stones , etc. , as well as to goldsmith's work . 66 ACKETON ( Fr. ) . A quilted jacket worn under the armour . In the Romance of ...
... close connection with " a lace of great pearls for Her Grace's neck , " it applies to strings of pearls , stones , etc. , as well as to goldsmith's work . 66 ACKETON ( Fr. ) . A quilted jacket worn under the armour . In the Romance of ...
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... close helmet ; in the other , of an open casque . In Skelton's " Engraved Illustrations of 1 A comparison with the stock of a cross - bow will prove this . Arms and Armour at Goodrich Court , " pl . 12 [ ARC COSTUME IN ENGLAND .
... close helmet ; in the other , of an open casque . In Skelton's " Engraved Illustrations of 1 A comparison with the stock of a cross - bow will prove this . Arms and Armour at Goodrich Court , " pl . 12 [ ARC COSTUME IN ENGLAND .
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... close or open . It is seen closed under BEAVER . He considers it as " probably the great and little armet . " In ordi- nary helmets , the beaver , when up , dis- plays the face ; but to do that , it falls down to the chin . On the top ...
... close or open . It is seen closed under BEAVER . He considers it as " probably the great and little armet . " In ordi- nary helmets , the beaver , when up , dis- plays the face ; but to do that , it falls down to the chin . On the top ...
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... Close shaving became prevalent with young men during the fourteenth century ; their elders wore the forked beard , as exhibited on No. 1 , -from a brass of a Franklin of the time of Edward III . , in Shottesbrooke Church , Berkshire ...
... Close shaving became prevalent with young men during the fourteenth century ; their elders wore the forked beard , as exhibited on No. 1 , -from a brass of a Franklin of the time of Edward III . , in Shottesbrooke Church , Berkshire ...
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... close . It was allowed greater length during Edward IV.'s time ; but the beard was close - shaven , as the many cuts given in Volume I. , in illustration of that period , will show ; and it very rarely appears to have been cultivated ...
... close . It was allowed greater length during Edward IV.'s time ; but the beard was close - shaven , as the many cuts given in Volume I. , in illustration of that period , will show ; and it very rarely appears to have been cultivated ...
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ancient appears armour band baselard beard boots brass buttons called Canterbury Tales Charles Charles II Chaucer's Church cloak cloth coat colour copied covered Cupid's Revenge curious curls Cynthia's Revels decorated doublet dress Earl early Eastward Hoe Edited Edward Edward III effigy England English engraved fashion fastened fifteenth century fourteenth century French gambeson garment girdle gloves gold gorget gown hair hanging head head-dress helmet Henry VIII History Honest Whore hood Illustrations inventory jewels John kind King knight Knight's Tale lace leather linen Lord mentioned Meyrick middle ages neck noticed occurs original ornamented pair Patient Grissell plate portrait Queen reign of Elizabeth reign of Henry ribbon Richard Richard II romance round ruff Satires Saxon says seen shoes shoulders silk silver sixteenth sleeves sometimes specimen Strutt sword temp term tion Trans Translated velvet wear wore worn by ladies
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