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Dresses and decorations of the Middle Ages (1843)

Shaw, Henry · London : W. Pickering · leaf 115

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PASTORAL STAFF OF THE ABBEY OF LYS. … VERY time we examine acollection of Medieval an-tiquities, we are struck bythe superior beauty of theornamental articles usedby the clergy (comparedwith those iii use amongthe laity), especially du-ring the twelfth and thir-teenth centuries. Thechurches and shrines, theholy vessels, the crossesand…

Middle Ages · Costume · Decoration and ornament, Medieval

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