Inside Out Library · Explore

The arts in early England (1903)

Brown, G. Baldwin (Gerard Baldwin), 1849-1932, Webster, A. Blyth (Adam Blyth), 1882-1956, Sexton, Eric H. L. (Eric Hyde Lord), 1902-1980 · London, J. Murray · leaf 165

An illustration from The arts in early England, 1903, leaf 165
ture it is the rarestthing to find a trace of floral ornament, whereas the sceattason the lower half of PI. vin exhibit foliage treated with nolittle freedom and grace. The human figure, or portions ofit, can be just recognized on some pieces of decorative workfrom the cemeteries that are however… … NATURALISTIC ANIMALS 103 they can be counted on the fingers, whereas the whole form,quaintly rendered no doubt but complete and in reasonableproportions, is not uncommon on the coins. The humanhead in profile or full face is the commonest of all devices onthe coins, and here the difference is not…

Art · Architecture · Architecture, Medieval · Church architecture · Crosses · Decoration and ornament, Celtic · Inscriptions, Runic

Internet Archive · Wellesley College Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.

More pictures from The arts in early England

More like this