The arts in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance (1886)
Jacob, P. L., 1806-1884, Armstrong, Walter, Sir, 1850-1918 · London : J.S. Virtue & Co. · leaf 142
fore tliat time. But we know for tiTtain that, during the Mi(hlle AgeH,the horse and the nude were generally ridden by everybody, by citizens andby nobles, by women and by nuMi. The horse-blocks fixed in the streets—too narrow evidently, if not for one carriage, at least for two to pass… … Fig. 83 —Sedan-chair of Charles V. ^Royal Armourj-, Madrid.) mule, a proverbial expression signifying to wait impatiently, is derivedfrom the custom of law}^ers servants remaining in the court of the Palaceto take charge of the riding-horses or mules belonging to their masters. According to Sauval,…
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