bethinks him of ornamentalchamfering. And in softening off the sharp edges of hisstiles in that way, he is at once forestalling injury to them,and further applying his artistic powers to practical purpose,which he does again when he proceeds to make ornamentaluse of the broad bands of iron by which… … 12. OLD ENGLISH TANKARDS OF SERVICEABLE SHAPE. fibula is in its simplest form just a safety pin. It was inthe first instance designed to fasten and hold tight. When,however, the goldsmith or the bronze worker began to takethought of beauty and to modify its lines, however slightly,with a view to…
Decoration and ornament
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