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Dresses and decorations of the Middle Ages (1843)

Shaw, Henry · London : W. Pickering · leaf 143

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if erect, would be in the originalabout eighteen inches high. Edward is represented in fullarmour. His crown is embossed andgilt; the helmet silvered, with its rimgilt. The mail also was embossed andgilt. The surcoat is quartered with thearms of England and France; thelions being embossed and gilt… … college by its foundress, Mary de Valentia, countess of Pembroke; thedate of the foundation was 1347. Round the bowl of the cup runs thefollowing inscription: Savn Denes v es me dere, For lies lof drenk and mak gud cher. And below is inscribed M. V. God help at ned. M. V. are the initials of the…

Middle Ages · Costume · Decoration and ornament, Medieval

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