The heritage of dress; being notes on the history and evolution of clothes (1912)
Webb, Wilfred Mark, 1868- · London, The Times Book Club · leaf 266
oking at the arms of the noble-man in question that this deviceforms one of the supporters ofhis shield. In prehistoric Egypt the slatepalettes on which malachite wasground for face painting wereoften in the form of two birds,with their bodies put back toback, and their heads fully shown,and when… … THE DRESS OF ANIMALS 231 decoration is used, as on coffins and elsewhere, it is oftenthought to be merely a shield. Possibly the heart-shapedamulet may have some connection with this. An amulet found by Professor Vellucci in Umbria consistedof an arrow-head sewn upon a piece of scarlet cloth,…
Costume · Clothing and dress
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