The arts and crafts of our Teutonic forefathers . 63 6r. GOTHIC bucklp: at kiev. 63. LARGE IROnIbUCKLE AT 64 62. GOTHIC BUCKLE AT ODESSA. 64. BRONZE BUCKLES AT BOULOGNE. STRAP ENDS, CROSSES, that it is probably like that of Gothic origin. Besides the big buckle that fastened the belt,many smaller buckles were used for the purpose ofattaching objects such as the sword or a pouch orsporran to the belt, and also for fastening off theends of the crossed garters or the straps of theshoes. To facilitate the passing of the free end ofthe belt or strap through the ring of the bu
The arts and crafts of our Teutonic forefathers . 63 6r. GOTHIC bucklp: at kiev. 63. LARGE IROnIbUCKLE AT 64 62. GOTHIC BUCKLE AT ODESSA. 64. BRONZE BUCKLES AT BOULOGNE. STRAP ENDS, CROSSES, that it is probably like that of Gothic origin. Besides the big buckle that fastened the belt,many smaller buckles were used for the purpose ofattaching objects such as the sword or a pouch orsporran to the belt, and also for fastening off theends of the crossed garters or the straps of theshoes. To facilitate the passing of the free end ofthe belt or strap through the ring of the buckle itwas customary to arm it with a metal plate or tang,and these pieces, as a rule tastefully ornamented,have come to light in great numbers. See , which shows a golden tang set with garnetsat Mainz, of Prankish or Alemannic provenance,and fior. 68, where we see three characteristic bronzestrap ends in a provincial museum in Hungary. Ornaments of metal in the form of studs or ap-pliques were often applied to parts of the attire, andthe most interesting are the golden crosses whichare a speciality of th
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