Williams, Leonard, b. 1871 · London [etc.] : T.N. Foulis · leaf 372
g 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 -- Spain History
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