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Dresses and decorations of the Middle Ages (1843)

Shaw, Henry · London : W. Pickering · leaf 83

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sesof the higher ecclesiastics were exceedinglysumptuous; and that the magnificence andostentation of Thomas Becket were proverbial. The wood-cut on the present page represents a beautiful Reliquarv ofthe twelfth century, still preserved in the Cathedral of Neroli, near CasaMare, in Italy. It is…

Middle Ages · Costume · Decoration and ornament, Medieval

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