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An account of the tournament at Eglinton, revised and corrected by several of the knights An account of the tournament at Eglinton, revised and corrected by several of the knights

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1839 (published)
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Book, 'An account of the tournament at Eglinton, revised and corrected by several of the knights : with a biographical notice of the Eglinton family to which is prefixed a sketch of chivalry and of the most remarkable Scottish tournaments', by James Aikman, Edinburgh : H. Paton, Carver and Gilder, 1839.

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TitleAn account of the tournament at Eglinton, revised and corrected by several of the knights An account of the tournament at Eglinton, revised and corrected by several of the knights
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Book, 'An account of the tournament at Eglinton, revised and corrected by several of the knights : with a biographical notice of the Eglinton family to which is prefixed a sketch of chivalry and of the most remarkable Scottish tournaments', by James Aikman, Edinburgh : H. Paton, Carver and Gilder, 1839.
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(15/03/2018)
A SCENE FROM THE EGLINTON TOURNAMENT
James Aikman, 'An account of the tournament at Eglinton', 1839

Lord Eglinton spent an estimated £40,000 on the three-day processions, banquets and jousting. Despite the sunny scene shown here, the tournament was in fact ruined by torrential rain.

Chromolithograph, paper
Published in Endinburgh by H.Paton
National Art Library no. L.736-1937
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  • 38041800459802 - NAL barcode
  • 24.G.16 - NAL Pressmark
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L.736-1937

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