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...ilegium''' is a web-based archive of [[Newsgroup]] messages and contains a wealth of [[re-enactment]] information taken from the [[Rialto]] (news://rec.org.s

...[textile]] that looks similar to this cloth. A very oppulent statement of wealth.

...Harder to obtain colours like [[purple]], [[blue]] and [[green]] indicate wealth, while [[yellow]], duller [[red]]s and oranges, boring [[brown]]s etc were

...some sort of [[metal]] - especially [[silver]] or [[gold]] to demonstrate wealth, although [[bronze]] and [[brass]] were more common.

...the birthplace of the [[Italian Renaissance]]. Florence is famous for its wealth of [[fine art]] and [[architecture]].

...or plates or it might be only of [[leather]] or [[cloth]] depending on the wealth of the wearer, the period or the culture.

...to people trying to obtain certain colours as a way of demonstrating their wealth.

...[lord]]s (both temporal and spiritual) because they recorded what land and wealth had been promised or given to whom, and a source of [[fuel]] in a hard [[wi

Being a moneyer involved some wealth and position, but no claim to nobility or political power, making the perso

Coverlets could be extremely richly made, displaying one's wealth, as we can see from this example from the Lay [[Graelent]] (trans Weingartn

...vilization Minoan civilization], where it is thought to have represented [[wealth]]. The Minoans put the pulp into [[settling tank]]s and, when the oil rose

It is an obvious way to display [[wealth]] and to garner prestige in the community. As such, many great examples of

...licity of Roman dress, [[jewelry]] was worn widely and used to communicate wealth and ostentation, as much as or more so than the clothing. Some forms of jew

...n he died in 1193 it was found that he had given almost every penny of his wealth to the poor, leaving not even enough for his own funeral.

...serve more than one patron, as their fame grew or fell, and their patrons' wealth fluctuated.

The expansive body of Arthurian literature has spawned a wealth of modern interpretations, from serious drama to the reknowned Monty Python

...which decoration was added to create a pleasant effect, and impression of wealth.

...ca bringing civilization and [[disease]], and stripping out any vestige of wealth they could find, whilst parcelling the land out to their own colonists, wit

* You eschew the trappings of wealth, especially amongst the [[clergy]]. You probably dress modestly and expect

* You eschew the trappings of wealth, especially amongst the clergy. You probably [[clothing|dress]] modestly a