Reber, Franz von, 1834-1919, Clarke, Joseph Thacher, d. 1920 · New York : Harper & Bros. · leaf 273
raps, which served as a model forthese designs, is retained throughout,being evident even when animal formsare adopted for the ends. The headsof serpents lent themselves most nat-urally to this employment, but the figures of other animals, inmonstrous contortions, were also introduced. In general… … Fig. 126.—Crown of Reccesvinthus,King of the Visigoths, now in theMusee Cluny, in Paris. SCULPTURE. 239 the figures of animals. In the provinces occupied by the Romansthe debased forms of the Byzantine mintage continued to be im-itated. In the few cases where human figures were introduced…
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