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Reference Base  Engraved illustrations of ancient arms and armour from th... |
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Engraved illustrations of ancient arms and armour from the collection at Goodrich Court, Herefordshire, after the drawings, and with the descriptions of Samuel Rush Meyrick, vol.2 |
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Skelton, J. |
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1854 |
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London, H.G. Bohn |
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Asia - South Asia - India
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Indian Rhino
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Skelton 1854, pl.141
At Mundavie, in the gulph of Cutch in the north part of India, is a manufactory for making armour and shields of rhinoceros’ and buffalo’s hides. The pieces are boiled in oil till they become transparent; and such is the process, that they are rendered proof against th... |
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