 | Robert Henry - 1789 - 570 pages
...wore. Their garments, which were the fame « with thofe of the Anglo-Saxons, were loofe and flow.' ing, and chiefly made of linen, adorned with "broad ' borders, woven or embroidered with various colours « (182).' As this defcription was taken from a painting, it probably refpefts only the upper garment... | |
 | Sharon Turner - 1805 - 534 pages
...have none 39. IN the hiftory of the Lombards, the AngloSaxon garments are ftated to have been loofe and flowing, and chiefly made of linen, adorned with broad borders, woven or embroidered with various colours40. In the MSS. of the Saxon gofpels, Nero, D. 4. the four evangelifts are drawn in colours,... | |
 | Sharon Turner - 1807 - 498 pages
...and had over JB It was probably of cloaks like these that a long robe, fastened, over both shoulIn the history of the Lombards, the Anglo-Saxon garments...considered as specimens of the Anglo-Saxon dress. Matthew has a purple under-gown, or vest, rather .close, coming down to the wrists, with a yellow border... | |
 | Robert Henry - 1814 - 524 pages
...garments they wore. Their garments, which " were the fame with thofe of the Anglo-Saxons, " were loofe and flowing, and chiefly made of " linen, adorned...borders, woven or ** embroidered with various colours 1S* ." As this defcription was taken from a painting, it probably refpecls only the upper garment or... | |
 | Sharon Turner - 1841 - 636 pages
...cloak, or sagum, which falls down to its full length, and reaches just below the bend of the knee.1 Harold, when he is about to go into the ship, wears...with broad borders, woven or embroidered with various colours.11 In the MSS. of the Saxon Gospels, Nero, D. 4, the four Evangelists are drawn in colours,... | |
 | Sharon Turner - 1841 - 636 pages
...Malmab. lib. iii. « Nero, D. 4. •i See the plates in Strutt's Hord. Angel. • Wilk. Leg. Sax. p. 85. In the history of the Lombards, the Anglo-Saxon garments...are drawn in colours, and the garments in which they arc represented may be considered as specimens of tho Anglo-Saxon dress. The Anglo-Saxons, represented... | |
 | Edward Farr - 1848 - 562 pages
...sometimes made of skins of animals. Dress. — The garments of the Anglo-Saxons, both men and women, were loose and flowing, and chiefly made of linen, adorned with broad borders, woven or embroidered colours. Woollen and skins of beasts were also used for clothing. The undermost part of the male attire... | |
 | Sharon Turner - 1852 - 682 pages
...them have shoes, which seem close round the ancle ; others, even the great men, sometimes have none.89 In the history of the Lombards, the Anglo-Saxon garments...chiefly made of linen, adorned with broad borders, * Strutt has given a complete drawing of a Saxon close coat, in Tab. 15. It appears to have been put... | |
 | Edward Farr - 1856 - 570 pages
...sometimes made of skins of animals. Dress. — The garments of the Anglo-Saxons, both men and women, were loose and flowing, and chiefly made of linen, adorned with broad borders of woven or embroidered colours. Woollen fabrics and skins of beasts were also used for clothing. The... | |
 | Alex Johnston Warden - 1867 - 840 pages
...history of the Longobards, that the German ancestors of the Anglo-Saxons wore loose and flowing garments, chiefly made of Linen, adorned with broad borders, woven or embroidered with various colours. This must refer chiefly to the women, as it is hardly possible that all the garments of the men, especially... | |
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... oath to William, he has a cloak or robe reaching nearly to his heels, and buttoned on the breast. They have always belts on. Most of them have shoes, which seem close round the ancle ; others, even the great men, sometimes have none.™... 
