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Dresses and decorations of the Middle Ages (1843)

Shaw, Henry, 1800-1873, William Pickering (Firm) · London : William Pickering · leaf 172

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being the earliest known drawing representing people playingat cards. We know from various authorities that they were in use at thistime, as they are mentioned in conjunction with other games about, or soonafter, the middle of the fourteenth century; but they cannot be traced, evenby the allusions… … SAINT AGNES» from a Picture b SAINT AGNES.

Middle Ages · Costume · Decoration and ornament, Medieval

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