The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages: Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries |
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Page 75
... sent King Pepin a present of a 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 ...
... sent King Pepin a present of a 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 ...
Page 78
... sent by Isabella , Queen of Edward the Second , to the Pope , was a magnificent cope , embroidered and studded with large white pearls , and purchased of the executors of Catherine Lincoln , for a sum equivalent to be- tween two and ...
... sent by Isabella , Queen of Edward the Second , to the Pope , was a magnificent cope , embroidered and studded with large white pearls , and purchased of the executors of Catherine Lincoln , for a sum equivalent to be- tween two and ...
Page 92
... sent to William by Edward ; these are points which now defy investigation , even if they were of sufficient importance to claim it . Harold is then seen on his journey attended by cavaliers on horseback , surrounded by dogs , and , an ...
... sent to William by Edward ; these are points which now defy investigation , even if they were of sufficient importance to claim it . Harold is then seen on his journey attended by cavaliers on horseback , surrounded by dogs , and , an ...
Page 98
... sent as presents from one potentate to ano- ther . They were petted and indulged somewhat in the way of the more modern fool or jester . The custom is very old . The Romans were so fond of them , that they often used artificial methods ...
... sent as presents from one potentate to ano- ther . They were petted and indulged somewhat in the way of the more modern fool or jester . The custom is very old . The Romans were so fond of them , that they often used artificial methods ...
Page 101
... sent for all the holy bodies thither , and put so many of them together as to fill a whole chest , and then covered them with a pall ; but Harold neither saw them , nor knew of their being there , THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY . 101.
... sent for all the holy bodies thither , and put so many of them together as to fill a whole chest , and then covered them with a pall ; but Harold neither saw them , nor knew of their being there , THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY . 101.
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