Historic ornament : treatise on decorative art and architectural ornament (1897)
Ward, James, 1851-1924 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 183
ze Vessel. 164 HISTORIC ORNAMENT. purposely in the earth, and in late years have been broughtto light. We are, therefore, indebted to the ancient his-torians for most of our knowledge concerning the gold-smithery of Greece and Rome. Some very valuable finds have been brought to light,such as that… … Fig. 131.—Bronze Chiinaira at Florence. (Fig. 132) is exceptionally beautiful in its delicate lines ofarabesque tracery. There are some valuable examples in silver of the periodof the late Roman Empire in the British Museum, whichare the treasures of another find. They consist of abridal casket 22…
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