The Antiquary, Volume 2Edward Walford, George Latimer Apperson E. Stock, 1880 |
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... note upon the Deipnosophiste of Athenæus , xii . 10 , which quotes in part the above passage from Xenophon . He remarks , " Neque Græci neque Romani habuere in usu manuum tegu- menta ; quibus etiam rustici hodie utuntur ; " an ...
... note upon the Deipnosophiste of Athenæus , xii . 10 , which quotes in part the above passage from Xenophon . He remarks , " Neque Græci neque Romani habuere in usu manuum tegu- menta ; quibus etiam rustici hodie utuntur ; " an ...
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... note : " Fidem suam et in illius sig- num manum suam dextram et chirothecam ejusdem reddiderat . " It was at a later date still , when parchment conveyances had super- seded all contractual symbolisms , that the transfer of gloves was ...
... note : " Fidem suam et in illius sig- num manum suam dextram et chirothecam ejusdem reddiderat . " It was at a later date still , when parchment conveyances had super- seded all contractual symbolisms , that the transfer of gloves was ...
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... notes the cir- cumstance that the rustics of our day made use of gloves . There is nothing in that passage to show that he was speaking of this country , and he may very possibly have seen it in France . In England , at any rate , " the ...
... notes the cir- cumstance that the rustics of our day made use of gloves . There is nothing in that passage to show that he was speaking of this country , and he may very possibly have seen it in France . In England , at any rate , " the ...
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... Notes and Queries have mentioned Macclesfield , Portsmouth , Southampton , and Chester , as places where this practice exists . Hone mentions it at Exeter : Exeter Lammas Fair . - The Charter for this Fair is perpetuated by a glove of ...
... Notes and Queries have mentioned Macclesfield , Portsmouth , Southampton , and Chester , as places where this practice exists . Hone mentions it at Exeter : Exeter Lammas Fair . - The Charter for this Fair is perpetuated by a glove of ...
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... notes on the subject of book - plates which have lately appeared , there does not seem to be any reference to what may be termed different editions . These sometimes arise from family changes , and sometimes show curious modifications ...
... notes on the subject of book - plates which have lately appeared , there does not seem to be any reference to what may be termed different editions . These sometimes arise from family changes , and sometimes show curious modifications ...
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