Costume in England: GlossaryG. Bell and sons, 1896 |
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... copied . Milton alludes to it thus : See the " " Morning fair Came forth with pilgrim steps in amice gray . " " " Paradise Regained , b . iv . 1. 426 . 66 ANELACE . A knife or dagger worn at the girdle . Glossary " to Matthew Paris , in ...
... copied . Milton alludes to it thus : See the " " Morning fair Came forth with pilgrim steps in amice gray . " " " Paradise Regained , b . iv . 1. 426 . 66 ANELACE . A knife or dagger worn at the girdle . Glossary " to Matthew Paris , in ...
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... copied from the same work , in which instance it is appended to an elegant bal- drick , slung across the right shoulder . The anelace had a broad blade , was sharp on both edges , and became narrower from hilt to point . The anelace ...
... copied from the same work , in which instance it is appended to an elegant bal- drick , slung across the right shoulder . The anelace had a broad blade , was sharp on both edges , and became narrower from hilt to point . The anelace ...
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... copied here , and which shows how readily such a helmet might be made 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 ...
... copied here , and which shows how readily such a helmet might be made 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 ...
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... copied . In " Wit at several Weapons " one character complains that robbers had stolen " a diamond hung at my shirt- string . " BANNER . A standard or ensign , containing the arms of the kingdom , or those appropriated to the corps , or ...
... copied . In " Wit at several Weapons " one character complains that robbers had stolen " a diamond hung at my shirt- string . " BANNER . A standard or ensign , containing the arms of the kingdom , or those appropriated to the corps , or ...
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... . 70 of the above work , and is here copied . BATTLE - AXE . A powerful weapon much used by warriors in the middle ages , and frequently mentioned in the popular romances of the period . The axe never 32 [ BAS COSTUME IN ENGLAND .
... . 70 of the above work , and is here copied . BATTLE - AXE . A powerful weapon much used by warriors in the middle ages , and frequently mentioned in the popular romances of the period . The axe never 32 [ BAS COSTUME IN ENGLAND .
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