Richard Beauchamp (1381-1439) Earl of Warwick, Anno 1439, illustration from 'The Costume of the original inhabitants of the British Islands from the earliest periods to the sixth century...' by Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick and C.H. Smith, published 1815 (colour litho)

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Titre: Richard Beauchamp (1381-1439) Earl of Warwick, Anno 1439, illustration from 'The Costume of the original inhabitants of the British Islands from the earliest periods to the sixth century...' by Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick and C.H. Smith, published 1815 (colour litho)
Lieu de conservation: British Library, London, UK

Description: The Costume of the original inhabitants of the Bri Author: Meyrick Sir S. Rush; Smith, C.H. / R. Havell: London, 1815 Language: English Source/Shelfmark: 141.h.13.(2), Richard Beauchamp (1381-1439), Earl of Warwick, Lieutenant-General of the realm of France, Governor of Normandy, and Captain of Calais, K.B. and K.G. Anno 1439. The Earl is cased in a full suit of plate-armour. Image taken from The Costume of the original inhabitants of the British Islands from the earliest periods to the sixth century, to which is added that of theGothic nations on the Western Coasts of the Baltic, the ancestors of the Anglo-saxons and Anglo-Danes.. Originally published/produced in R. Havell: London, 1815.
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