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"Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages"

by Henry Shaw

London, 1843

Original hand-coloured engravings over 170 years old, with ornately decorated text pages accompanying

Sheet size: approximately 7.5 x 11 inches
Image size: varies • Light foxing present on some plates

Queen Clotilda
Queen Clotilda

$40
(foxing)

Figures of Ecclesiastics
Figures of Ecclesiastics
(12th Century)

$40
(foxing)

Clovis 1st
Clovis 1st

$40
(foxing)

An Archbishop
An Archbishop

$40
(foxing)

Head Dresses
Head Dresses

$30
(foxing)

Effigy of Charles, Comte D'Etampes, in the Royal Catacombs at St. Denis
Effigy of Charles, Comte D'Etampes, in the Royal Catacombs at St. Denis

$40
(foxing)

Apparel of the Amice (Robes of Thomas Becket)
Apparel of the Amice
(Robes of Thomas Becket)

$30
(foxing, narrow top margin)

The Mitre of Thomas Becket
The Mitre of Thomas Becket

$50
[centerfold "double plate" measuring approx. 14.25 x 12.5 inches, with fold in center, as issued.]
(light foxing, upper left corner bent)

A Funeral Pall
A Funeral Pall,
belonging to the Sadlers' Company

$40
(foxing)

King Alfred's Jewel
King Alfred's Jewel
Ring of King Athelwulf

$30
(foxing)

Clasp of the Emperor Charles V
Clasp of the Emperor Charles V

$50
(light foxing)

Pastoral Staff of the Abbey of Lys
Pastoral Staff of the Abbey of Lys

$50
(light foxing)

Candlesticks (12th Century)
Candlesticks (12th Century)

$60
(light foxing)

A Reliquary
A Reliquary

$60
(light foxing)

Clock presented by Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn
Clock presented by Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn

$50
(light foxing)

Cup in Queen's collection at Windsor
Cup in Queen's collection at Windsor

$60
(foxing)

Coronation Spoon
Coronation Spoon

$60
(light foxing)

The Limerick Mitre
The Limerick Mitre

$60
(foxing)

A Chalice
A Chalice

$60
(light foxing)

Cup, by Andrea Mantegna
Cup, by Andrea Mantegna

$55
(light foxing)

Ornament of the Chasuble, at Sens
Ornament of the Chasuble, at Sens

$50
(foxing)

Cup in her Majesty's Collection, Windsor Castle
Cup in her Majesty's Collection,
Windsor Castle

$55
(light foxing)

Niello Cup
Niello Cup

$55
(foxing)

Cup belonging to the Company of the Goldsmiths
Cup belonging to the Company of the Goldsmiths

$55
(foxing)

Processional Cross
Processional Cross

$60
(light foxing)

Processional Cross (Reverse)
Processional Cross
(Reverse side)

$55
(light foxing)

Cross from Mount Athos
Cross from Mount Athos

$65
(light foxing)

Chair, Of Silver in the City of Barcelona
Chair, Of Silver in the City of Barcelona
(Triumphal Chair of Don Martin of Aragon)

$25
(light foxing, not hand-coloured, but printed with a blue ink)

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(We also have the same plates as above from the 1858 edition, which often has better colouring than the 1843 edition.)

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