British costume during XIX centuries (civil and ecclesiastical) (1910)
Ashdown, Charles H., Mrs · London and Edinburgh : T. C. & e. c. Jack · leaf 182
&c, may be compared.A noteworthy feature of this exposureis the absence of any embroidery, lace,or other decorative material to softenthe hard line round the neck, which toour eyes is particularly unbecoming. In the monu-mental tomb of Thomas Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, inthe chancel of St.… … Fig. 130.—Blanche de laTour. From tomb ofEdward III., 1372. CHAPTER X RICHARD II., 1377-1399 The assertion made concerning Richard II., that he was the greatest fop who has ever occupied the English throne, has not been promulgated without reason. The weak and effeminate character of this unworthy…
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