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The archaeological album; or, Museum of national antiquities (1845)

Wright, Thomas, 1810-1877, Fairholt, F. W. (Frederick William), 1814-1866 · London, Chapman and Hall · leaf 100

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eleventh century. Some of these are engraved in Shaw's " Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages." Another instance of considerable skill, particularly in grouping, will be found in the illustrations (though rather sketchy and indistinct) of the Ilarleian MS. No. 603. The illustrations of the… … The activity of the reapers is well represented. The corn appears at this period not to have been sheaved in the field, but to have been carried directly away. The warrior with his spear and horn, to the left, appears to be the guardian of the field, whose duty it was to watch against sudden…

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