Emperor of Germany, under the title of Charles V.,the crowned and two-headed imperial eagle waswidely adopted in Spanish ornament, besidealready favourite emblems, such as the lion of theprovince of Leon and the turrets of Castile. Thefleur-de-lys is so exquisite a device that no justifi-cation of… … SPANISH KEY, HASPS AND LOCKSI5IH—17TH CENTURIES SPANISH DOOR-KNOCKERI5TH CENTURY In the iron-bound casket (p. 124) all the metalstiaps terminate in an escallop. The band around thelid is of pierced tracery, which, late-Gothic thoughit be, could scarcely have been produced within acentury of the two…
Art · Decoration and ornament
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