Costume in England: GlossaryG. Bell and sons, 1896 |
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... wear these allecrets ; and they are especially recommended to light cavalry by Guillaume de Bellay , a writer on military discipline during the reign of Francis I. , as quoted by Meyrick . He says : " They ought to be ALL ] 5 GLOSSARY .
... wear these allecrets ; and they are especially recommended to light cavalry by Guillaume de Bellay , a writer on military discipline during the reign of Francis I. , as quoted by Meyrick . He says : " They ought to be ALL ] 5 GLOSSARY .
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... wear it on the head from the Feast of All Saints until Easter , letting it fall back upon the shoulders during the ... wearing of an anelace simply , or the wearing of it at the girdle , was an indecent thing in a clerk . " - Tyrrwhit ...
... wear it on the head from the Feast of All Saints until Easter , letting it fall back upon the shoulders during the ... wearing of an anelace simply , or the wearing of it at the girdle , was an indecent thing in a clerk . " - Tyrrwhit ...
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... wear in the sixteenth century , and used them of so fine a texture , and so rich in decoration , that Stephen Gosson thus alludes to them : - " These aprons white of finest thread , So choicelie tide , so dearly bought ; So finely ...
... wear in the sixteenth century , and used them of so fine a texture , and so rich in decoration , that Stephen Gosson thus alludes to them : - " These aprons white of finest thread , So choicelie tide , so dearly bought ; So finely ...
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... the end of the reign of Edward III . the people of England began to wear " a round curtal weed , which they called a cloak , and in Latin armilausa , as only cover- ing the shoulders . " He considers it to be ARM ] 13 GLOSSARY .
... the end of the reign of Edward III . the people of England began to wear " a round curtal weed , which they called a cloak , and in Latin armilausa , as only cover- ing the shoulders . " He considers it to be ARM ] 13 GLOSSARY .
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... wear under his harness , and armyng boulstres of white fustian to wear about his 37 middle under his harness for berrying up of the ARM ] 15 GLOSSARY .
... wear under his harness , and armyng boulstres of white fustian to wear about his 37 middle under his harness for berrying up of the ARM ] 15 GLOSSARY .
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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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