[The Rise of the Dutch Republic Volume III.(of III) 1574-84 by John Lothrop Motley]@TWC D-Link bookThe Rise of the Dutch Republic Volume III.(of III) 1574-84 CHAPTER III 9/76
The tent and bed coverings prepared for the Queen were exquisitely embroidered in needlework with scenes representing the battle of Lepanto.
The great hall was hung with gorgeous tapestry of satin and velvet, ornamented with columns of raised silver work, and with many figures in antique costume, of the same massive embroidery.
The rest of the furniture was also of satin, velvet, cloth of gold, and brocade.
The Queen was dazzled with so much magnificence, and one of the courtiers could not help expressing astonishment at the splendor of the apartments and decorations, which, as he observed to the Duke of Aerschot; seemed more appropriate to the palace of a powerful monarch than to the apartments of a young bachelor prince.
The Duke replied by explaining that the expensive embroidery which they saw was the result, not of extravagance, but of valor and generosity.
<<Back Index Next>> D-Link book Top TWC mobile books
|