An introduction to the study of prehistoric art (1915)
Parkyn, Ernest Albert, b. 1857 · London, New York [etc.] : Longmans, Green and Co. · leaf 366
relief, instead offormal decorative ones.Sir A. J. Evans saysits Keltic characterreached a measure offreedom and originality which places it almostquite alone among re-lics found in ImperialBritain durino; the cen-turies of Roman do-minion . . . here wehave aspecimen of truly flamboyant decoration.… … Fig. 310.—Bronze-gilt brooch. Aesica,Northumberland. (Natural size.) 312 PREHISTORIC ART they were made in Caledonia beyond the pale of Romanpower, where the Keltic artist was still able to foster anddevelop his genius untrammelled by the Southern invader.Their presence at Aesica may be accounted…
Art, Primitive
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