ransverse ornaments of the belt,called bars, terminate at either end in two tonsured heads of ecclesiastics ; andthe spurs are formed with the short prick issuing from a plain round ball. Itis remarkable that with the exception of the armorial bearing, no indication ofcolour has been found on this,… … GILBERT DE CLARE, EARL OF GLOUCESTER.
Middle Ages · Costume · Decoration and ornament, Medieval
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