The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages: Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries |
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... mantle of estate , made in her own hands after the manner of water chamlot in wave worke , which Servius Tullius used to weare . And from hence came the fashion and custome at Rome , that when maidens were to be wedded , there attended ...
... mantle of estate , made in her own hands after the manner of water chamlot in wave worke , which Servius Tullius used to weare . And from hence came the fashion and custome at Rome , that when maidens were to be wedded , there attended ...
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... mantle of purple and other colours , " tels qu'en portoient les rois de Perse et de Lydie . ' But soon luxury banished the wonted austerity of Rome ; and when Cæsar first showed himself in a habit embroidered and fringed , this ...
... mantle of purple and other colours , " tels qu'en portoient les rois de Perse et de Lydie . ' But soon luxury banished the wonted austerity of Rome ; and when Cæsar first showed himself in a habit embroidered and fringed , this ...
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... mantles twelve he took Of texture beautiful ; twelve single cloaks ; As many carpets , with as many robes ; To which he added vests an equal store . ” When Telemachus is about to leave Menelaus- " The beauteous queen revolv'd with ...
... mantles twelve he took Of texture beautiful ; twelve single cloaks ; As many carpets , with as many robes ; To which he added vests an equal store . ” When Telemachus is about to leave Menelaus- " The beauteous queen revolv'd with ...
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... mantle interwoven with peacocks ' feathers . And from whatever circumstance the reverence for peacocks ' feathers originated , † it is not , even yet , * " Opere plumario exquitissime præparatas . " † In the classical ages , they were ...
... mantle interwoven with peacocks ' feathers . And from whatever circumstance the reverence for peacocks ' feathers originated , † it is not , even yet , * " Opere plumario exquitissime præparatas . " † In the classical ages , they were ...
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... mantle em- broidered with gold , which is in my chamber , to make a cope . Of my two golden girdles , I give that which is ornamented with emblems for the purpose of suspending the lamp before the great altar . " Amongst some costly ...
... mantle em- broidered with gold , which is in my chamber , to make a cope . Of my two golden girdles , I give that which is ornamented with emblems for the purpose of suspending the lamp before the great altar . " Amongst some costly ...
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