Ancient pagan and modern Christian symbolism. With an essay on Baal worship, on the Assyrian sacred "grove" and other allied symbols by John Newton (1875)
Inman, Thomas, 1820-1876, Newton, John, M.R.C.S.E · New York J.W. Bouton · leaf 181
Figure 169. Figure 170. Figure 170 is a copy of an ancient pallium, worn bypapal ecclesiastics three or four centuries ago. It is the oldEgyptian symbol described above. Its common name iscrux ansata, or the cross with a handle. 104 Figure 171 is the albe worn by Roman and otherecclesiastics when… … Figure 171. a copy of the chemise ordinarily worn by women as an undergarment. Figure 172 represents the chasuble worn by papal hier-archs. It is copied from Pugins Glossary, etc. Its form isthat of the vesica piscis, one of the most common emblemsof the yoni. It is adorned by the triad. When worn…
Symbolism · Christian art and symbolism
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