The history of silk, cotton, linen, wool, and other fibrous substances; (1845)
[Gilroy, Clinton G] [from old catalog] · New York, Harper & brothers · leaf 483
x. 265. Eustathius, in his commentary on this passage, says, thatthe most ancient Greeks always wore felt in their helmets, but that those of morerecent times, regarding this use of felt as peculiar to Ulysses, persuaded the paint-ers to exhibit him in a skull-cap, and that this was first done,… … Plate JZ
Textile fabrics · History, Ancient
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