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The art of Florence, an interpretation (1918)

Powers, H. H. (Harry Huntington), 1859-1936 · New York, The Macmillan company · leaf 117

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e three arch-heretics, Arius, Sabelliusand Averrhoes, whom Saint Thomas was supposed to haveconfounded by his reasoning. Lower down, in a long rowacross the great wall, in splendid Gothic chairs or stalls, sitfemale figures representing the arts and sciences of the day,while below them sit male… … The Protest of Faith 99 symbols, music by the little organ, architecture by the square,and so forth. Besides these more obvious symbols, the wallis packed with lesser symbols, especially in the medalliondecorations of the chairs, symbols largely taken from Dante,the interpretation of which belongs…

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