Costume in England: A History of Dress to the End of the Eighteenth Century, Volume 2G. Bell and Sons, 1885 |
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... Mundus Muliebris , " 1690. The plain useful country - girl's apron is seen in fig . 272 ; the lady's apron of the time of Anne , when the queen 10 [ APR COSTUME IN ENGLAND .
... Mundus Muliebris , " 1690. The plain useful country - girl's apron is seen in fig . 272 ; the lady's apron of the time of Anne , when the queen 10 [ APR COSTUME IN ENGLAND .
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... Mundus Muliebris , " 1690 . BESAGNES . The two circular plates , about the size of a shilling , which covered the pins on which the visor of the helmet turned ; they were so called from their resemblance to the coins called besants , or ...
... Mundus Muliebris , " 1690 . BESAGNES . The two circular plates , about the size of a shilling , which covered the pins on which the visor of the helmet turned ; they were so called from their resemblance to the coins called besants , or ...
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... Mundus Muliebris , " 1690 . BURGONET . A helmet worn at the close of the fif- teenth century , and so named from the Burgundians who invented it . It fitted more closely than any in previous use ; and may be seen in fig . 222 , No. 2 ...
... Mundus Muliebris , " 1690 . BURGONET . A helmet worn at the close of the fif- teenth century , and so named from the Burgundians who invented it . It fitted more closely than any in previous use ; and may be seen in fig . 222 , No. 2 ...
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... Mundus Mulie- bris , " 1690 ) . CAMPAIGN . See PERUKE . CANABER . A linen cloth men- tioned in the wardrobe accounts of Henry VII . , 1487. Canaber web hose also occurs in the same . CANE . " A cane , garnished with sylver and gilte ...
... Mundus Mulie- bris , " 1690 ) . CAMPAIGN . See PERUKE . CANABER . A linen cloth men- tioned in the wardrobe accounts of Henry VII . , 1487. Canaber web hose also occurs in the same . CANE . " A cane , garnished with sylver and gilte ...
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... Mundus Muliebris , " 1690 , in which the following lines occur : - " Behind the noddle every baggage Wears bundle choux , in English cabbage . " CIRCLET . A band for the forehead . The knightly orle . 66 Upon his hed his helm he cast ...
... Mundus Muliebris , " 1690 , in which the following lines occur : - " Behind the noddle every baggage Wears bundle choux , in English cabbage . " CIRCLET . A band for the forehead . The knightly orle . 66 Upon his hed his helm he cast ...
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