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Dresses and decorations of the Middle Ages (1843)

Shaw, Henry, 1800-1873, William Pickering (Firm) · London : William Pickering · leaf 100

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ivision of the original picture represents her husband, King JamesIII., similarly kneeling, with their young son (afterwards King James IV.),and St. Andrew, the patron of Scotland. Our initial letter is taken from the splendidly illuminated missal, formerlyat Strawberry Hill, which has furnished… … MARGARET QUEEN OF JAMES III. OF SCOTLAND. [HALF-LENGTH PORTRAIT.] IN C E the thirteenth century, anabundance of ingenuity had been ex-hausted in contriving a variety offashions in ladies head-dresses ; whichwere at times carried to a wonderfulextravagance. The variations appearto have alternated…

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