, 1869-11-14

notts (ct nuch va,ue), and one aloii,ouaI Cuaetnr
on ar1.s~ and armot III England bJ Lnay!c1 Hnu.
tst- Tee illustrations. seventy One ia hu;.l,er,
A'n admnaa'e ws'oo-ccEfavtnKa b5 E4:ea.cci, aLd
src eEscntial 10 the intolIsg!hnuy Ut the text.
The capoLA Tic Sioce Age" "tntFedoce N to
orr q: thu, rn;rd:luslan nnd prehistoric pcst5,,
when the utccf metals "a unknown; xhea iae
AuE.c, thp AXE, md TIC arrow we're made Of sick
attached TO lhc!T handles with bsnd4 Of aAtn OF
ntfe, Or escc, II Il Auprosed, 'grown into tie
wot*l y, in.rs,ton ios ear In the cleft o! Ly
tn2 branch. 10 lie ingenious manner Of the mod.
cIu eAysre.
The "nrouze PERIOD" dt.p,1ya the arms and a,
nor Of The AresrsanF. Of the 0spts and OF the
a7rks Ut Tic etutc sSea; and Honei y Lesc1lp-
rona. bepR wildly accurate, are quoted At length
ono reproduced II the en2ravlngs. The antique
oloDza Of waicn tia. heroic aruor and arms nerr
composed. vas Of go1dcn hue, and tao dssk blue
enac Il With which 1t WAa ornAmented u cou-
pared 10 The erects Of the modern nttao.
Tue Iron 1e11od Includes arms and n1nor
Of the GIeeks Of The historic hseA, and those OF
the Perelap ultee. sDd alsu the bronze Armor OF
tie EEutcanS 1AId Sketches f:om uerodotus de-
scsil,c The Persian Army numbering 1,7te, ,Ap raeu,
as eahraetng Pera,HnA IN their turp.ns or ti.ras,
with wlckeE-weTk ahield4, and armed With Arrows
and ARgNefs; the AkRJ11Apa with their lof:g
neiols and tunlcs Of braided or woven utx; the
Elh.oklaEs In silica OF LIONS and leoasrds Aud
palu-W0ol lU1 stA 1eet IN length; The LJdtAus
armed Ike Sic Gfrtkr. aud the PhrTKtsns with
All u=cE!au shte'ls ard formidable a1rs, doubIc-
llEtd.
zee lscuaans. the Fta1ks. The 1nlad.e axes and
tc tt1E-.it"u rrr''3, nEc DIVERSIONS IN tho ht.turs
Vt aeapnn>, sash OF Offence aud of defence, tha:
lad Us r;cp b5 h;ep 10 the ums when ";he
'riLrnph NJ The no'ltsn aims was complete ~ and
nc arc l-it 10 the andy Of artillery, aad Of The
<r,a:l aIns Of lAtter dsJ..
The :il.e Of The Lust perfect development OF
pate usMuE MAS IL the days Of cnarjea she Eoi,
usa tho tut ~as then composed Of :he cuiras,
covering The Whole ngure, breast, and back; tie
tautieFs*, guards fur tic Shoulder; the b.1as4Jf.
oi a1E-guc1.la. tic epud<rrx, eloo guards; the
artaf-hFHs, guards for the lover arms the ylu
.ulstta AID hue teFgeon, worn under the euirass
the eriaGrf+, 1h:6h-pNcas; The gsesier<s, ,rg-
tttce4; tht l1Htndie3 s,u{ieses (EiIa the spura1
: ard ttr sa:erl invention, tho yduhstts.
4 collection Of antiquities and cu1iositcs fso,a
.AIasta, irat basc been exhibited here, contn1n
" tc:turns of abcicnt a1uos, nnortting CURIOUS
study That IL 1Euch augtucntcd In Interest," ny
! bcItl2l's ttuk, Used as reference tn oeHelm1c.
| lnR Nationality and dateA
Al d had We rot Just bssn readin1 this wonder
! touk Of Apblciols', We could not have app.r-
c:tlt.1 the 1t.autifu bronze, at Tlany'.-" Taets
| selectnR The AruB for Athtlles"-ies!snrsi by
Enhe flstftrf, no lGuk for this masterpiece the
| grand pslze At ihe Exposition.
Th-iss, ~lassr taru II c!aascslly beautiful, aud
| wi1se gain cnsa arc disposed with such airnpae
Jtxbity bpt grace ~ best be[tS being OF celcs-
| ttRt f's'h.-ss *+att.t upon m ulv,l. tEh1cl wo
! mar surpo-a III he titnated somewhere ii yul.
c1il's .t-dh.l-snd having already selected tho
| hei,n ami stl-lJ, s,e Is tl,iug on one OF ttd
grra,, Il part Of tie arsror EecessaEy to ne ut.
| tn exactly u Tue fuvm,, tacfttJ exhibiting lot
| ouly The beautiful cuI,es ot htF celestial form,
ba. lhe roW.r Of that hsing ncn.pry hy which
| he could recall Achilles measure:
"Iar el,e't !. x.+t and r1ons, he fassrd
4! a Is.nstAl. se. az4nk hight !tSrlir 1t f}rc
I +n' n-<i nrisfty tt+lnet fur biz heal
| I.tr rtf.ls utu .Fhs. u itf e1.~s OF kold Abose,
7hr ias:. ran ,s"t*y GRAVE. u p:isnt ta.'
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