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 40
now completely superfluous, but the conserva-tive mind of the workman did not let them entirely disappear. Theyremain, but they have sunk down to mere useless ornaments. Thereminiscence of the spirals is preserved in the transverse incisionsof the arms, and the back bent wire has been converted… … Fig. 12.—FibulaGotlandic type. Fig. 13.—Fibula.Gotlandic type Fig. 14.—Fibula.Gotlandic type. earlier wire, now a band, is still separated from the arc, in thesecond it has entirely coalesced with it. This development is not restricted to Gotland only. We find itin several parts of Scandinavia, but…
Decorative arts · Art metal-work
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