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Page 48
... armour , textiles , and other of the decorative arts ) , housed in the sultans ' Seraglio ( Topkapı Serayi ) in Istanbul . It was established in 1892 and later extended . Top Kapısı , or CANNON GATE , gate of Istan- bul breached by ...
... armour , textiles , and other of the decorative arts ) , housed in the sultans ' Seraglio ( Topkapı Serayi ) in Istanbul . It was established in 1892 and later extended . Top Kapısı , or CANNON GATE , gate of Istan- bul breached by ...
Page 525
... armour and medieval and Renaissance objects of art , added by Wallace . Wallace's wife died in 1897 , bequeathing to the British nation those sections of the collec- tion that were housed on the ground and first floors of Hertford House ...
... armour and medieval and Renaissance objects of art , added by Wallace . Wallace's wife died in 1897 , bequeathing to the British nation those sections of the collec- tion that were housed on the ground and first floors of Hertford House ...
Page 557
... armour . The town has developed around the castle . In 1261 it was granted the right to hold a fair but did not receive its first charter until 1545 . Only fragments of the medieval walls remain but the east and west gates still exist ...
... armour . The town has developed around the castle . In 1261 it was granted the right to hold a fair but did not receive its first charter until 1545 . Only fragments of the medieval walls remain but the east and west gates still exist ...
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