Spanish Arms and Armour Being a Historical and Descriptive Account of the Royal Armoury of Madrid
Part 13
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LIFE OF CERVANTES
A NEW LIFE OF THE GREAT SPANISH AUTHOR TO COMMEMORATE THE TERCENTENARY OF THE PUBLICATION OF “DON QUIXOTE,” WITH NUMEROUS PORTRAITS AND REPRODUCTIONS FROM EARLY EDITIONS OF “DON QUIXOTE”
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FOOTNOTES:
[A] It is a work ascribed to the twelfth century, but resembles more a work of the tenth. There is internal evidence to show that the costumes were actually those of the Kings of Pelayo’s line.
[B] Gayangos, Mohammedan Dynasties, Bk. I.
[C] I have not been able to discover a single specimen of fourteenth century armour in the Royal Armoury of Madrid.
[D] Vambrace from _avant bras_; rere-brace from _arrière bras_.
[E] Conde de Valencia, Catálogo de la Real Armeria.
[F] In allusion to the equal rights claimed and exercised by Ferdinand and Isabel.
End of Project Gutenberg's Spanish Arms and Armour, by Albert F. Calvert