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Apr. 21st, 2013
The Queen's Servants
Apr. 21st, 2013 08:10 pmThe Queen's Servants: Gentlewomen's dress at the accession of Henry VIII by Caroline Johnson
Which is about what can be deduced about clothing at the court from the materials we have. There are no surviving garments, pictorial evidence is scanty, and we have only a limited subset of the warrants -- authorizing clothes -- and account books -- listing the expenses.
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Which is about what can be deduced about clothing at the court from the materials we have. There are no surviving garments, pictorial evidence is scanty, and we have only a limited subset of the warrants -- authorizing clothes -- and account books -- listing the expenses.
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An Age Like This
Apr. 21st, 2013 10:08 pmAn Age Like This: The Collected Essays, Journalism, and Letters, vol. 1 1920-1940 by George Orwell.
This one contains rather more letters than the later volumes. Provides some interesting insights.
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This one contains rather more letters than the later volumes. Provides some interesting insights.
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