 Both the cloak and sandals were sprinkled with pearls and precious stones, among which the emerald and the chalchivitl — a green stone of higher estimation than any other among the Aztecs — were conspicuous. On his head he wore no other ornament than...  Columbian Historical Novels - Page 163by John Roy Musick - 1895Full view - About this book
 | William Hickling Prescott - 1846 - 524 pages
...Indios, de acatamiento sin levantar los ojos MS., Parte 3, cap. 7. & le mirar, sino que todos estaban among which the emerald and the chalchivitl — a...wore no other ornament than a panache of plumes of the royal green which floated down his back, the badge of military, rather than of regal, rank. He... | |
 | William Hickling Prescott - 1843 - 480 pages
...emerald and the chalchivitl—a green stone of higher estimation than any other among the Aztecs—were conspicuous. On his head he wore no other ornament than a panache of plumes of the royal green which floated down his back, the badge of military rather than of regal rank. He was... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 248 pages
...embossed with the same metal. Both the cloak and sandals were sprinkled with pearls and precious stones, among which the emerald and the chalchivitl — a...wore no other ornament than a panache of plumes of the royal green, which floated down his back, the badge of military, rather than of regal rank. " He... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 354 pages
...sandals were sprinkled with pearls and precious stones, among which the emerald and the ckalchivitl — a green stone, of higher estimation than any other...wore no other ornament than a panache of plumes of the royal green, which floated down his back, the badge of military, rather than of regal rank. "He... | |
 | 1844 - 596 pages
...sandals were sprinkled with pearls and precious stones, among which the emerald and the chalcHiortl — a green stone, of higher estimation than any other...wore no other ornament than a panache of plumes of the royal green, which floated down his back, the badge of military rather than of regal rank. " He... | |
 | William Russell, John Goldsbury - 1845 - 300 pages
...sandals were sprinkled with pearls and precious stones, among which the emerald and the chatchivitl, — a green stone, of higher estimation than any other...conspicuous. On his head,. he wore no other ornament than a cluster of plumes, of the royal green, which floated down his back, the badge of military rather than... | |
 | William Russell, John Goldsbury - 1845 - 292 pages
...sandals were sprinkled with pearls and precious stones, among which the emerald and the chatchivitl, — a green stone, of higher estimation than any other among the Aztecs, — were conspicuous. On liis head, he wore no other ornament than a cluster of plumes, of the royal green, which floated down... | |
 | William Hickling Prescott - 1849 - 520 pages
...cap. 7. a le mirar, sino que todos estaban VOL. II. 10 among which the emerald and the chqlchivitl — a green stone of higher estimation than any other...wore no other ornament than a panache of plumes of the royal green which floated down his back, the badge of military, rather than of regal, rank. He... | |
 | William Hickling Prescott - 1854 - 520 pages
...loslndioa, de acatatniento sia levantar los ojos MS., Parte 3, cap. 7. £ le mirar, siue que todos estaban among which the emerald and the chalchivitl — a...estimation than any other among the Aztecs — were conspicnous. On his head he wore no other ornament than a panache of plumes of the royal green which... | |
 | 1855 - 682 pages
...which were both sprinkled with pearls and precious stones, among which the emerald and the Chalcivitl, a green stone of higher estimation than any other among the Aztecs, were conspicuous. "ft • Travels, vol. v., pp. 386, 387. t Herrera, dec. vi., book v., ch. 6. t Clavigero, Hiet. ot... | |
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