British costume during XIX centuries (civil and ecclesiastical) (1910)
Ashdown, Charles H., Mrs · London and Edinburgh : T. C. & e. c. Jack · leaf 148
aining half of another contrasting colour. Respecting the fashion ofcutting into dagges, this decora-tive method was introducedabout 1346, although some pro-fess to find it earlier. The termis applied to all ornamentaledging, no matter how complex.The second figure shown deservesmention, inasmuch… … 88 BRITISH COSTUME arm. The presence of the breastplate explains the reasonfor the small waist. A late example of the C6te-hardi during the reign ofEdward III. is shown in Fig. 107, PL, by which time it hadarrived at the height of its perfection. It accurately followsthe outline of the figure,…
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