Smith, H. Clifford (Harold Clifford), 1876-1960 · London : Methuen and co · leaf 185
and precious stones ; for mystic letters, cabal-istic inscriptions, and other devices were among thechief features of mediaeval jewellery. Such deviceslingered long after the Renaissance of learning hadpartially dispelled the mysticism of the Middle Ages ;while similar superstitions in respect to… … Gold ring engraved and enamelled with figures of the Virgin and Childand St. John the Evangelist. Scottish, fifteenth century (Nat. Mus. ofAntiq., Edinburgh). 104 CHAPTER XIV MEDIEVAL HEAD-ORNAMENTS AND NECKLACES HEAD-ORNAMENTS from the tenth to the six-teenth century belong for the most part…
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