. Inventory and survey of the armouries of the Tower of London . WILLIAM SOMERSET, Third Earl of Worcester, (From the Duke of Beauforts Collection). ROBERT DUDLEY, Earl of Leicester, (From The Duke of Sutherlands Collection). the history of certain suits madefor some of the courtiers ofElizabeth, but, with this exception,there are few pictorial recordswhich are of any practical assis-tance. The unique Engraved suitof Henry VIII exemplifies this inthe best possible manner. In thiswe have a piece of craftsmanshipof the finest order, presented byone sovereign to another, andmarked by a
. Inventory and survey of the armouries of the Tower of London . WILLIAM SOMERSET, Third Earl of Worcester, (From the Duke of Beauforts Collection). ROBERT DUDLEY, Earl of Leicester, (From The Duke of Sutherlands Collection). the history of certain suits madefor some of the courtiers ofElizabeth, but, with this exception,there are few pictorial recordswhich are of any practical assis-tance. The unique Engraved suitof Henry VIII exemplifies this inthe best possible manner. In thiswe have a piece of craftsmanshipof the finest order, presented byone sovereign to another, andmarked by a wealth of decoration 6 THE ARMOURIES OF THE TOWER OF LONDON. such as is found on few existing suits ; yet it is tersely described in theSurveys as sent by His Majesty the Emperor, and no details are givenof its peculiarities. Again, the Lion suit, which stands out as a master-piece of metalwork, even though it be but indifferent armour, is neverdescribed in any detail by the guide books from the year 1708 up to the timewhen Meyrick produced his monumental wor
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