Examples of the works of art in the Museum and of the decorations of the building, with brief descriptions . ntemporary evidence of costumeand armour, sometimes also of domestic manners and customs. In thisrespect they are records as valuable as illuminations in show us not only scenes from the favourite poems and stories of thetime, but people in their habits as they lived, sometimes playing atchess or draughts, or other games ; sometimes riding, or hawking, orhunting; sometimes dancing; sometimes, as in this mirror case, ingardens with dogs and birds. Nor is the subject alwa
Examples of the works of art in the Museum and of the decorations of the building, with brief descriptions . ntemporary evidence of costumeand armour, sometimes also of domestic manners and customs. In thisrespect they are records as valuable as illuminations in show us not only scenes from the favourite poems and stories of thetime, but people in their habits as they lived, sometimes playing atchess or draughts, or other games ; sometimes riding, or hawking, orhunting; sometimes dancing; sometimes, as in this mirror case, ingardens with dogs and birds. Nor is the subject always limited tosecular matters : scripture histories are often carved. Upon mirror cases,combs, or other toilet articles, of these stories from the Bible the messagefrom David to Bathsheba is the most frequent. This mirror case measures nearly six inches in diameter. Bought for 75/. \.
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