Half-hours Among Some English AntiquitiesHardwicke and Bogue, 1877 - 240 pages |
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... ARMOUR ... VIII . AMONG SEPULCHRAL SLABS AND BRASSES , ETC. IX . AMONG COINS ... X. AMONG CHURCH BELLS ... 62 79 102 114 137 ... 149 XI . AMONG GLASS , STAINED GLASS , ENCAUSTIC TILES , TAPESTRY , ETC. ... XII . AMONG PERSONAL ORNAMENTS ...
... ARMOUR ... VIII . AMONG SEPULCHRAL SLABS AND BRASSES , ETC. IX . AMONG COINS ... X. AMONG CHURCH BELLS ... 62 79 102 114 137 ... 149 XI . AMONG GLASS , STAINED GLASS , ENCAUSTIC TILES , TAPESTRY , ETC. ... XII . AMONG PERSONAL ORNAMENTS ...
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... his deeds was made . The pile was— " hung round with helmets , with boards of war , * and with bright byrnies † as he had requested . * Shields . + Armour . Then the heroes , weeping , laid down in the ENGLISH ANTIQUITIES . 11.
... his deeds was made . The pile was— " hung round with helmets , with boards of war , * and with bright byrnies † as he had requested . * Shields . + Armour . Then the heroes , weeping , laid down in the ENGLISH ANTIQUITIES . 11.
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... . 184 . CHAPTER VII . AMONG ARMS AND ARMOUR . THE arms. because the subject of English earthenware and china is of such extent as to demand a separate series of " Half - Hours " for its consideration . ENGLISH ANTIQUITIES . 101.
... . 184 . CHAPTER VII . AMONG ARMS AND ARMOUR . THE arms. because the subject of English earthenware and china is of such extent as to demand a separate series of " Half - Hours " for its consideration . ENGLISH ANTIQUITIES . 101.
Page 102
... armour and warlike appliances of the Imperial city . Tacitus tells us that after the ad- ministration of Julius Agricola , who was appointed to the command of Britain , A.D. 78 , " the sons of the British chieftains began to affect our ...
... armour and warlike appliances of the Imperial city . Tacitus tells us that after the ad- ministration of Julius Agricola , who was appointed to the command of Britain , A.D. 78 , " the sons of the British chieftains began to affect our ...
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... armour of the Anglo - Saxons , like their arms , partook of the Frankish character . Remains of this period are few and far between . Helmets , or head Fig . 185 . coverings , in a fragmentary state , have on some few occasions been ...
... armour of the Anglo - Saxons , like their arms , partook of the Frankish character . Remains of this period are few and far between . Helmets , or head Fig . 185 . coverings , in a fragmentary state , have on some few occasions been ...
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