. The arts in early England. Ill I, iv, about half-si II, much reduced 11 is Continental I, .? natural size DISTRIBUTION OF BUCKLES 353 statement about Britain at large,1 according to which themaritime counties and those on the great rivers were muchbetter equipped with buckles than the inland districts, andBaron de Baye2 quotes the opinion with favour. There wouldbe no possible significance in this unless the buckle weresupposed to be an imported article, and this has never beensuggested. The generalization is not of real value, and theAbbe mentions Northamptonshire as well supplied thoughthi
. The arts in early England. Ill I, iv, about half-si II, much reduced 11 is Continental I, .? natural size DISTRIBUTION OF BUCKLES 353 statement about Britain at large,1 according to which themaritime counties and those on the great rivers were muchbetter equipped with buckles than the inland districts, andBaron de Baye2 quotes the opinion with favour. There wouldbe no possible significance in this unless the buckle weresupposed to be an imported article, and this has never beensuggested. The generalization is not of real value, and theAbbe mentions Northamptonshire as well supplied thoughthis is quite an inland county, whereas the riparian Berkshireshowed in its chief cemeteries Long Wittenham and Frilforda remarkable dearth. A more promising explanation may befound in chronology. Kent, it has been noticed, is in generalbetter supplied than the rest of the kingdom, and in thenormal abundance of Kentish tomb furniture this need notsurprise us. Now within the county itself, in those cemeteriesthe contents of whic
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