, the imperious Elizabeth, the ill-fated Mary
of Scotland, or the unhappy Charles I.? Not only of kings, but of
their favourites, and of the illustrious men who have shed lustre on
the various epochs of history, are the relics most instructive and
important.
The aim of the present publication is to illustrate, by a series of
original Drawings, the various relics which have historical interest,
such as Armour, Dresses, Jewellery, Gold and Silver Plate, Furniture,
&c. formerly belonging to persons celebrated in history, and which are
still treasured up in her Majesty's collections, in the museums of the
nobility and gentry, in colleges, halls, and public museums, &c.
Some few of the relics of the past, having historical associations
connected with them, have been represented in archaeological works; but
it is necessary to search through many volumes to find even a limited
number of them, and the present work would embrace a great variety
hitherto unrepresented; at the same time, its peculiar feature, that
every subject would be Historical, renders it a book of great novelty
and importance.
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