Shaw, Henry, 1800-1873, William Pickering (Firm) · London : William Pickering · leaf 57
separated from each other by nationaljealousies, and long and obstinate wars, the new fashions adopted in onecountry were more slowly communicated to another, and thus the similarity ofcostume becomes separated by distance of date ; while some countries becameso entirely estranged from each other… … century, and areinteresting on ac-count of their re-markable resem-blance to theAnglo - Normansoldiers on thecelebrated Bay-eaux Tapestry.This resemblanceis observable inthe style of draw- as well as in the costume. It isprobable that themilitary habits ofthis period werein part borrowedfrom the…
Middle Ages · Costume · Decoration and ornament, Medieval
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