The industrial arts of Scandinavia in the pagan time (1883)
Hildebrand, Hans, 1842-1913 · [London] Pub. for the Committee of Council on Education by Chapman & Hall · leaf 118
the exigenciesof conventional art the body has got a wide opening; the twowings and the three feathers of the tail are quite distinct. Thatthe bird was in favour as an ornamental pattern is seen also byFig. 89, a falcon-shaped fibula from the isle of Oland. Asbirds of prey occur in Scandinavian… … Falcon-shaped fibula. Sweden. as yet, it has not been possible to give to this animal, sofantastically transformed, a name belonging to zoologicalterminology. A splendid example of this cherished type of ornamentalzoology is given in Fig. 90. The original, found in Norway, ismade of bronze and…
Decorative arts · Art metal-work
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