Excerpt from The Archaeological Journal, Vol. 50: March December, 1893 Occasionally the Baptist is Seen enthroned, as upon a coin struck at Florence in 1252 his image formed part of a pastoral staff at Salisbury Cathedral, and is still to be seen crowning the silver mace of the beadle at S. John's, Clerkenwell, a noteworthy example, as it is dated 1685. His effigy was a favourite for the handles of spoons in the middle ages, and the Merchant Tailors' Company of London possessed many such with their patron saint. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.