PREFATORY REMARKS. For the Explanatory Notes in this Edition of Henry the Fifth the following authorities have been consulted :— Nicolas' History of the Battle of Agincourt. Fabyan.-Tyler.-Stow.-Froissart. Encyclopædia Britannica. Sandford's Genealogical History. Hall's Chronicle. The Chronicle of Hardyng. Holinshed.-Monstrelet. Sharon Turner.-Hume. The Notes on Heraldry, by Alfred Darbyshire, Esq. (See Appendix.) M195641 Authorities consulted by J. D. Watson, Esq., for the Costumes, Arms, and Armour of Henry the Fifth, as represented at the Prince's Theatre. 1.-The Monumental Effigies of Great Britain, by C. A. Stothard, F.S.A. 2-Dress and Habits of the People of England, by Joseph Strutt. 3.-Regal and Ecclesiastical Antiquities, by Joseph Strutt. 4.-History of British Costume, by J. R. Planché, F.S.A. 5.-Costume in England-a History of Dress, by F. W. Fairholt, F.S.A. 6.-Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages, by Henry Shaw, F.S.A. 7-Military Antiquities, by Francis Grose, F.A.S. 8.-Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe, by John Hewitt. 9.-Old England, by Charles Knight. 10.-A Manual of Monumental Brasses, by Rev. Herbert Harries, M.A. 11.-Enquiries into the Origin and Progress of the Science of Heraldry in England, by J. Dallaway, A. M. 12.-A History of Caricature and of the Grotesque in Art, by Thomas Wright, M.A., F.S.A., etc. 13.-Les Arts au Moyen Age, by P. Lacroix. 14.-Mœurs, Usages, et Costumes, au Moyen Age, by P. Lacroix. |