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The heritage of dress; being notes on the history and evolution of clothes (1908)

Webb, Wilfred Mark, 1868- · New York, The McClure Co.; London, E. Grant Richards · leaf 127

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e the shield, helmet, andsurcoat of Edward the Black Prince are still to beseen. (See Figures 86, 87, and 88.) The BlackPrince left most careful instructions in his will with 88 THE HERITAGE OF DRESS regard to his funeral, and the accoutrements which weare able to figure through the kindness of the… … Fig. 86.—The helmet and crest of the Black Prince. From VetustaMonumenta (after St. John Hope). traces on the crest and surcoat of a label to distinguishthem, but this is absent from the shield, though itoccurs on the arms many times repeated on the tomb,alternately with the feather badge already…

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