Williams, Leonard, b. 1871 · London : T.N. Foulis · leaf 374
either with one hand orboth. Specimens of this kind of sword existing at Madrid will bedescribed immediately. 248 \ ARMS with the genuine weapon of that hero which wasacquired in the thirteenth century by one of thesovereigns of Castile, and which has probablydisappeared. The blade of this… … This is believed by some authorities torepresent the words si, si, no, non ( Yes, yes, no,no ) ; and by others to be a purely meaninglessand decorative pattern. The weapon, in anycase, is in the best of preservation, and isespecially interesting from the fact that engravedblades dating from this…
Decorative arts
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