ar too little known, as it is the perfection of the jewel¬ ler’s art, seeing every piece has the chief ornament of such rings are still made, as these are much patronised by the work, that is, beauty of design, and each piece is a study. market-women and others of this class. In this cross the… … carats fine; also they have finer stones. These jewels are Spanish, pointing to the long connection between the two not made out of thin plates like the Flemish and French, but kingdoms, before the Low Countries gained their indepen¬ are always built up from many small pieces, and soldered dence.…
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