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Lionel's Journey to Italy 



the leadership of Gian Galeazzo,«« 30 knights and 30 squires, 

 all dressed alike, and mounted on powerful tilting-steeds, with 

 tilting-saddles. Then followed, mentioned by name, two of 



right-hand side one color, and the left another (Shakes'peare's England, 

 1916, I. 396-7). On the costume a little earlier, see Michelet 4. 226. 



Iseult and a Knight of the Garter. 



(From Racinet, Le Costume Historique, Vol. 4, reproducing an Italian manuscript of 



the 14th century,) 



""Gian Galeazzo was now 16 years old, having been born at Milan 

 on Oct. 15, 1351 {Arch. Stor. Lombardo 16. 923-938; 34. 61 fiF. ; Dela- 

 chenal 2. 234, note i; cf. R. I. S. 15. 468; 16. 723). Magenta describes 

 him (i. 292) as tall, with light hair, broad forehead, and sparkling (znvo) 

 eyes ; his manner was at once grave and amiable, his speech easy and 



