Costume in England: GlossaryG. Bell and sons, 1896 |
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... index of that volume will , it is hoped , with the present one , give such information as a handbook of this size may be expected to afford . H. A. DILLON . 67066 GLOSSARY . References to pages and figures refer to the 1385 .
... index of that volume will , it is hoped , with the present one , give such information as a handbook of this size may be expected to afford . H. A. DILLON . 67066 GLOSSARY . References to pages and figures refer to the 1385 .
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... give him gold enough , " and anyone 66 may marry him to a puppet , or an aglet - baby . " They were used profusely in the dresses of ladies and gentlemen from the time of Henry VIII . to that of Charles II . During the reign of Henry ...
... give him gold enough , " and anyone 66 may marry him to a puppet , or an aglet - baby . " They were used profusely in the dresses of ladies and gentlemen from the time of Henry VIII . to that of Charles II . During the reign of Henry ...
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... give an open sight . " This armour , he adds , is neither so heavy nor so secure as that of the men - at - arms : but it gives less trouble to horses , and they are enabled to move about with greater facility than when ridden by heavier ...
... give an open sight . " This armour , he adds , is neither so heavy nor so secure as that of the men - at - arms : but it gives less trouble to horses , and they are enabled to move about with greater facility than when ridden by heavier ...
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... give the heated hand a more secure hold . ARMOUR . In inventories mention is often made of white , milled , russet , sanguine , black , armour . White and milled mean bright and burnished , or glazed . The other colours were employed in ...
... give the heated hand a more secure hold . ARMOUR . In inventories mention is often made of white , milled , russet , sanguine , black , armour . White and milled mean bright and burnished , or glazed . The other colours were employed in ...
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... gives their ordinary form during the middle ages , showing the very sharp projections of the barb on either side , which rendered their ex- traction difficult and painful , and which forcibly contrasts with Nos . 1 , 2 , and 3. No. 5 is ...
... gives their ordinary form during the middle ages , showing the very sharp projections of the barb on either side , which rendered their ex- traction difficult and painful , and which forcibly contrasts with Nos . 1 , 2 , and 3. No. 5 is ...
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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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