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 289
es is derived from the usual Roman type,but the Germanic umbos proper are of more elaborate and vary-ing shapes. The most common shape, found in all parts of thecountry, is called c mammiform from a certain resemblance tothe female breast.2 From the inner edge of the horizontal rimthere rises an… … 5, 6, are Continental; 7, British FORMS OF THE UMBO 199 into a concave profile. This carries a hemispherical cover,varying in section but most often rather depressed, thatcommonly rises in the centre to a narrow stem surmounted bya flat button of the shape of the rivet heads already mentioned.This…
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