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A Complete View of the Dress and Habits of the People of England...
 by Joseph Strutt, with notes by J.R. Planché
Published by Henry G. Bohn, London, 1842-1862
(Title page is dated 1842, but some plates are on paper with 1859 Whatman watermark.)

Original, exquisitely hand-colored engravings over 160 years old.

Generally excellent condition • Text not available
Sheet size: approx. 9½ x 12¼ inches
Please click on the thumbnails for a better look at each print.
(The sheet is too large to scan, so the entire margins are not shown, but are full and present.)
Introduction Plate 2 Egyptian Habits
Introduction Plate 2

Egyptian Habits

$50

 Introduction Plate 3 Egyptian Habits
Introduction Plate 3

Egyptian Habits

$50

 Introduction Plate 4 Egyptian Habits
Introduction Plate 4

Egyptian Habits

$40
Introduction Plate 6 Grecian Habits
Introduction Plate 6

Grecian Habits

$50

 Introduction Plate 7 Grecian Armour
Introduction Plate 7

Grecian Armour

$50

 Introduction Plate 8 Grecian Armour
Introduction Plate 8

Grecian Armour

$35
Frontispiece
To face the Title

From a M.S. of the thirteenth Century

$75

 The Saxon Tunic
The Saxon Tunic
as worn in the eighth Century

Pl. II

$60

 The Anglo-Saxon Monarch
The Anglo-Saxon Monarch
of the eighth Century in a habit of State

Pl. III

$65
(Note: there is an unobtrusive, faint bend just to the left of the image—would not be noticeable when matted/framed.)

A Personage of Distinction
A Personage of Distinction
of the eighth century in full Dress

Pl. VII

$60

 A Monarchal State Habit of the eighth century
A Monarchal State Habit
of the eighth Century

Pl. VIII

$65

 Military Habits of the eighth century
Military Habits
of the eighth Century

Pl. XIII
(Note: there is a light streak above the center figure's head that appears to have occured during the printing or coloring of the plate—not particularly obtrusive.)

The Saxon King in his Martial Habit with his Armour Bearer
The Saxon King in his Martial Habit
with his Armour Bearer

Pl. XIVI

$65

 Ecclesiastical Habits of the eighth Century
Ecclesiastical Habits
of the eighth Century

Pl. XV

$60

 Aldhelm Bishop of Sherbon
Aldhelm Bishop of Sherbon

Pl. XVI

$60
The Anglo Saxon Monarch of the Ninth Century in his State Habit
The Anglo Saxon Monarch,
of the Ninth Century, in his State Habit

Pl. XVII

$75

 Dresses of the Ninth & Tenth Centuries
Dresses of the Ninth & Tenth Centuries

Pl. XVIII

$65

 Personages of Distinction of the Ninth & Tenth Centuries
Personages of Distinction
of the Ninth & Tenth Centuries

Pl. XIX
An Ancient Statue found in Monmouthshire
An Ancient Statue
found in Monmouthshire

Pl. XXII

$35

 Military Habits of the tenth Century
Military Habits
of the tenth Century

Pl. XXIII

 Ecclesiastics of the tenth & eleventh Centuries
Ecclesiastics
of the tenth & eleventh Centuries

Pl. XXV

$65
Wulfstan Archbishop of York
Wulfstan Archbishop of York

Pl. XXVII

$75

 Edward the Confessor
Edward the Confessor
from his great Seal

Pl. XXVIII

$40

 Funeral Habits & Saxon Ornaments, &c.
Funeral Habits & Saxon Ornaments, &c.

Pl. XXIX

$50
Anglo-Norman Youths of the Eleventh Century
Anglo-Norman Youths
of the Eleventh Century

Pl. XXXI

$65

 An Anglo-Norman Nobleman
An Anglo-Norman Nobleman
of the Eleventh Century in his State-Habit

Pl. XXXIII

$65
(Note: there is a tear in the lower left corner, well outside the image area. Also, a small original paint smear between lower border and title.)

 The Regal State Habit of the Eleventh Century
The Regal State Habit
of the Eleventh Century

Pl. XXXI

$75
Henry I and Henry II from their great Seals
Henry I and Henry II from their great Seals

Pl. XXXV

$40

 Anglo-Norman Women of the Eleventh Century
Anglo-Norman Women
of the Eleventh Century

Pl. XXXVI

$65

 An Anglo-Norman Queen of the Eleventh Century
An Anglo-Norman Queen
of the eleventh Century

Pl. XXXVII

$75

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