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Dresses and decorations of the Middle Ages (1843)

Shaw, Henry · London : W. Pickering · leaf 91

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eived it graciously and kissed the giver; and this was not all, for he was allowed to kiss her two damsels likewise, if it were his pleasure (et semblablement les deux damoiselles se sest son plai- sir). Then the king of arms, heralds, and poursuivants cried aloud in the hall that the prize of the… … all ceremony back to their places. The rest of the day was spent injoyous festivities. The cut at the bottom of the preceding page is taken from a contem-porary picture of Marie Duchess of Burgundy, daughter of Charles theBold, and married in 1477 to Maximilian of Austria. At this time shewas only…

Middle Ages · Costume · Decoration and ornament, Medieval

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