British costume during XIX centuries (civil and ecclesiastical) (1910)
Ashdown, Charles H., Mrs · London and Edinburgh : T. C. & e. c. Jack · leaf 289
manuscript in the Biblio-theque du Roi, Paris (Fig. 234, PL). The characters hereare placing small shields of arms in their hats, being thoseof their partisans in a forthcoming tournament. We alsogive an illustration (Fig. 231) of twelve examples of varietiesof head-gear prevailing at this period… … xpr* Fig. 230.—Costume, temp.Edward IV. (Roy MS.15 E iv.) EDWARD IV., EDWARD V., RICHARD III. 179 period describing the poleyns states, That the men woreshoes with a point before, half a foot long; the richerand more eminent personages wore them a foot long, andprinces two feet; which was the most…
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