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An inquiry concerning the invention of printing : in which the systems of Meerman, Heinecken, Santander, and Koning are reviewed : including also notices of the early use of wood-engraving in Europe, the block-books, etc. (1863)

Ottley, William Young, 1771-1836, Berjeau, Jean Philibert, 1809-1891 · London : J. Lilly · leaf 438

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drapery, instead of fallingdown in front, as they do in the specimen before us, are thrown back,and lost behind the folds of the said mantle. Costume from Sepulchral Monuments, &c. Plate 20. The specimens in this and the two following plates, aretaken from monumental effigies ; excepting the figure… … chap, xiv.) COSTUME FROM SEPULCHRAL MONUMENTS, &c. 351 Speculum, and as will be seen in a figure from a Dutch manuscript ofabout 1420, at Plate 24. Stuffed and padded armour of different qualities, and bearing dif-ferent appellations, appears to have been much used from a very earlyperiod. The…

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