The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages: Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries |
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... palace of Westminster received , under the fostering patron- age of Henry III . , a series of decorations , the re- mains of which , though long hidden , have recently excited the wonder and admiration of the curious . * “ Near this ...
... palace of Westminster received , under the fostering patron- age of Henry III . , a series of decorations , the re- mains of which , though long hidden , have recently excited the wonder and admiration of the curious . * “ Near this ...
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... palace of Westminster . This was an age of long trains , and the length was regulated by the rank of the wearer ; Anne , for her whole purple velvet suit , had fifty - six yards . From the en- tries of scarlet cloth given to the ...
... palace of Westminster . This was an age of long trains , and the length was regulated by the rank of the wearer ; Anne , for her whole purple velvet suit , had fifty - six yards . From the en- tries of scarlet cloth given to the ...
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... palace ( of Westminster ) and all its precincts became the elysium of tailors , embroiderers , and sempstresses . There might you see many a shady form gliding about from apartment to apartment , with smiling looks and extended shears ...
... palace ( of Westminster ) and all its precincts became the elysium of tailors , embroiderers , and sempstresses . There might you see many a shady form gliding about from apartment to apartment , with smiling looks and extended shears ...
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... palace of Westminster , a place which perhaps was the most truly regal of any which England ever beheld . Recorded as a royal re- sidence as early - almost - as there is record of the existence of our venerable abbey ; inhabited by ...
... palace of Westminster , a place which perhaps was the most truly regal of any which England ever beheld . Recorded as a royal re- sidence as early - almost - as there is record of the existence of our venerable abbey ; inhabited by ...
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... Palace on the site of an hospital which had formerly stood there . He also ... Westminster Abbey ; Eltham , in Kent , where the king frequently passed his ... palace of the Savoy had changed its destination as a royal residence only in ...
... Palace on the site of an hospital which had formerly stood there . He also ... Westminster Abbey ; Eltham , in Kent , where the king frequently passed his ... palace of the Savoy had changed its destination as a royal residence only in ...
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