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Dresses and decorations of the Middle Ages (1843)

Shaw, Henry, 1800-1873, William Pickering (Firm) · London : William Pickering · leaf 214

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CLASP OF THE EMPEROR CHARLES V. … MONG the numerous rich specimens of ancientbijouterie which have been preserved from theravages of time, we know of few more elegant thanthe clasp represented in our plate, which is now inthe Debruge collection at Paris. It was made forthat celebrated monarch, the Emperor Charles V.,the ally of our…

Middle Ages · Costume · Decoration and ornament, Medieval

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