The arts in the Middle Ages, and at the period of the Renaissance (1870)
Jacob, P. L., 1806-1884, Dafforne, James, d. 1880, tr · London, Chapman and Hall · leaf 284
escort to the king and queen of hearts, is alsocovered with hair, and carries a knotty stick on his shoulder. We may,besides, notice the legs of a fourth hairy personage among those whichhave been separated from their bodies by the knife of the bookbinder. But,with the exception of these, all the… … identical with those we have of Charles VII. himself, or the nobles of hissuite. Their costume was a velvet hat surmounted by the crown ornamentedwith fleurs-de-lis ; a robe open in front and lined with ermine or menu vair, H H 234 PLAYING-CARDS. a tight doublet, and close stockings. The knaves are…
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