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    The Decoration of the Lily (French: Décoration du Lys) was a French medal created by the Bourbon Restoration in 1814. From the end of 1813, Napoleon's...
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  • Saint Sepulchre in Jerusalem (1814) Décoration du Lys 1814 Decoration of the Armband of Bordeaux (French: "Décoration du Brassard de Bordeaux" 1814) Legion...
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    Hébertist, but was released after two months. In 1814 he was awarded the Décoration du Lys. Simon Schama, page 409 "Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution"...
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  • Napoleon on the field of battle at Craonne (Aisne, Campagne de France). Décoration du Lys, May 1814. Knight of the Ordre Royal et Militaire de Saint-Louis,...
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    Legion of Honour (category Civil awards and decorations of France)
    displayed on right breast Grand-croix (Grand Cross), formerly Grande décoration, Grand aigle, or Grand cordon: the highest level; badge affixed to sash...
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    towers are also decorated with royal fleur-des-lys beneath a sculpted crown of thorns. This decoration dates to the 15th century, and was restored in...
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    is the decoration of the cove that heralds a transition from the formalistic style that was used in the decoration of the grand appartement du roi and...
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    The Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry (French pronunciation: [tʁɛ ʁiʃz‿œʁ dy dyk də beʁi]; English: The Very Rich Hours of the Duke of Berry), or Très...
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    retreated between Lens and Ypres, abandoning the Lys salient and the gains made during the Battle of the Lys. British air patrols on the morning of 3 September...
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    Visitor's Guide. Versailles: Éditions Art-Lys. ISBN 9782854951172. Saule, Béatrix (2013). Versailles. Editions ArtLys. Spawforth, Antony (2008). Versailles:...
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    Battle of the Aisne. In March 1918, it participated in the Battle of the Lys. In 1930, the regiment was designated a mechanised infantry regiment (with...
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    Michel's wedding, where she performed Christine Charbonneau's song "Du fil, des aiguilles et du coton". She continued to perform with her siblings in her parents'...
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    6.27, with Grote's remarks, ch. 58, 5.146ff.; Andoc. de Myst.; Aristoph. Lys. 1094 Introduction "A History of My Times" (Penguin Classics) Paperback –...
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    Sidewall (1875-1900) Sidewall (1875–1900) Sidewall (1901–06) The Fleur de Lys (1875–1900) "Search Results | V&A Explore the Collections". Campbell, Gordon...
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    heraldry of his former monarchs: of azure laden with three golden fleurs-de-lys (a blue background adorned with three yellow lily flowers). In the crest...
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    Joseph Dufour (1804), Les sauvages de la mer Pacifique, tableau pour décoration en papier peint, A Macon [France?]: De l'Imprimerie de Moiroux, rue franche...
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    from tiles that escaped destruction due to their use in architectural decoration of buildings and mosques, much early medieval pottery vanished. The Muslim...
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    occupying the deputy's office. Everywhere in the decoration, including on the furniture, can the fleur-de-lys of Lille's coat of arms be found, as often the...
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    is a fortified feudal stronghold belonging to the neighboring Chartreuse du Liget, located in the commune of Chemillé-sur-Indrois, in the Indre-et-Loire...
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    with deer, lizards, chimeras, and two-headed eagles, along with flour-des-lys and palmettes. Geometric tile floor in Fleury Abbey in Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire...
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  • ballerina Gloria Lynne Gloria Wilson 1929-2013 American jazz singer Lya Lys Natalia Lyecht 1908-1986 German-American actress MC Lyte Lana Moorer 1970-...
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    kings are often shown with blue cloths patterned with the gold fleur-de-lys. Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII in her portrait by an anonymous artist...
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    roughly resembles palmettes or fleur-de-lys) sculpted in brick and filled-in with green faience. Although the decoration of the four sides of the minaret is...
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    different variations of the darj wa ktaf motif (vaguely similar to a fleur-de-lys or palmette shape) common to Moroccan architecture. The empty spaces inside...
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    divided into nine départements: Deux-Nèthes, Dyle, Escaut, Forêts, Jemmape, Lys, Meuse-Inférieure, Ourthe and Sambre-et-Meuse. Austria confirmed the loss...
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    fleurs de lys. In 1949, Angers received the 1939–1945 War Cross and since then, the decoration is sometimes placed between the two fleurs de lys. Angers...
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    fleur-de-lys medallions. On the rim, there is also a frieze marked by a wavy pattern, where stylized birds appear. At the bottom of this decoration, a vegetal...
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    Ravishment of Psyche (1895) The Wave (1896) Admiration (1897) La Vierge au lys (1899) Rêve de printemps (1901) Yvonne on the Doorstep (1901) The Oreads...
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    the top was put in place in 1821 and a royal globe crowned with fleurs de lys and a royal crown placed on top of that in 1823. After the regime change...
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    their symmetrical axes, forming a motif that looks roughly like a fleur-de-lys or palmette shape.: 232 : 32  Another version, also commonly found on minarets...
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