The arts and crafts of our Teutonic forefathers . as in the case of the mod-ern strap, a metal plate is bent round the ring andthe two faces of the plate embrace between themthe end of the band, rivets passing through thethree holding all firm. That the upper surface ofthe front plate should be ornamented follows as amatter of course, and in fact the enrichment herebecomes only less sumptuous and varied than onthe fibula itself. The piece is however more athing of use than the brooch, in that as the fasteningof the belt it has to be strong^ to bear what miorhtsometimes be a powerful strain, an
The arts and crafts of our Teutonic forefathers . as in the case of the mod-ern strap, a metal plate is bent round the ring andthe two faces of the plate embrace between themthe end of the band, rivets passing through thethree holding all firm. That the upper surface ofthe front plate should be ornamented follows as amatter of course, and in fact the enrichment herebecomes only less sumptuous and varied than onthe fibula itself. The piece is however more athing of use than the brooch, in that as the fasteningof the belt it has to be strong^ to bear what miorhtsometimes be a powerful strain, and it is generallyof heavier make. Whereas the finest fibulae are ofgold or silver gilt and those of lesser worth of silveror of cast bronze, the usual materials for the buckleare bronze and iron, though the golden buckle, gener-ally on a small scale, is not infrequent. The bronzeor iron plate of the buckle grows to a great size andassumes different shapes, but the handsome look of the whole piece is greatly increased by the addition 146 PLATE XV. WM ^^^^^^^^ l^^^^^M^^^^H ^^.M ^HL. f^^^H 57
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