The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages: Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries |
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... dresses , giving more or fewer according to the dignity of the persons to whom they are presented , or the marks of favour the prince would confer on his guests . extent now , the arraying a person in a rich 20 EARLY NEEDLEWORK .
... dresses , giving more or fewer according to the dignity of the persons to whom they are presented , or the marks of favour the prince would confer on his guests . extent now , the arraying a person in a rich 20 EARLY NEEDLEWORK .
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... Prince Nero in 400,000 sesterces , i . e . forty millions . ' The embrodered long robes of Servius Tullius , wherewith he covered and arraied all over the image of Fortune , by him dedicated , remained whole and sound until the end of ...
... Prince Nero in 400,000 sesterces , i . e . forty millions . ' The embrodered long robes of Servius Tullius , wherewith he covered and arraied all over the image of Fortune , by him dedicated , remained whole and sound until the end of ...
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... prince , he forwarded , amongst other presents , a rich vest . The Ethiopian , taking the garment , inquired what it was , and how it was made ; but its glittering tracery did not decoy the unsophisticated prince . When Xerxes arrived ...
... prince , he forwarded , amongst other presents , a rich vest . The Ethiopian , taking the garment , inquired what it was , and how it was made ; but its glittering tracery did not decoy the unsophisticated prince . When Xerxes arrived ...
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... Prince of the Apostles , a covering spangled with gold ( chrysoclabam ) and adorned with precious stones ; having the histories both of our Saviour giving to the blessed Apostle Peter the power of binding and loosing , and also ...
... Prince of the Apostles , a covering spangled with gold ( chrysoclabam ) and adorned with precious stones ; having the histories both of our Saviour giving to the blessed Apostle Peter the power of binding and loosing , and also ...
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... prince , and was by him given together with all his lands and revenues to that church . " When he gave the horn that was to convey it ( his estate ) he filled it with wine , and on his knees before the altar , ‹ Deo et S. Petro omnes ...
... prince , and was by him given together with all his lands and revenues to that church . " When he gave the horn that was to convey it ( his estate ) he filled it with wine , and on his knees before the altar , ‹ Deo et S. Petro omnes ...
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