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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 409

An illustration from The arts in early England, 1903, leaf 409
so that, when worn with .the head of the creature in itsnatural position the pin would point upwards. It stands toreason of course that this cannot always have been the case,for the design would not admit of it in instances where thehuman face, for example, was exhibited. PL xxxiv, 7, must,one… … /, 2, 7, 8, g, 10, are Continental EQUAL ARMED FIBULAE 271 been taken account of in arranging the plates, which show theobjects in both the possible positions. This problem of the relations in position of the £ head andthe foot of the fibulae, when worn on the figure, leads us byan easy transition…

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