Saxon fibulae Temple of Jupiter varieties of Borelis melo

varieties of Borelis melo

From a design by Holbein

The phenomenal growth and popularity of the railways between the 1830s and 1850s brought about the rapid demise of the horse drawn coach

(3) 'Scorpaena Bellon' [Father-Lasher Cornubiensibus]

Saxon fibulae Temple of Jupiter varieties of Borelis meloSaxon fibulae, (1910). Brooches used for fastening capes or mantles, found at a Saxon burying place near Banbury in Oxfordshire. Fibulae were generally found in pairs, each two corresponding to the right and left shoulders. They were mostly concave, and made of copper or brass. Illustration from British Costume during 19 Centuries by Mrs Charles H Ashdown, (London, 1910).