Davenport, Cyril, 1848-1941 · New York : D. Van Nostrand · leaf 35
always of greathistorical interest. One leaf of one of the finest dip-tychs in existence is fortunately inthe British Museum ; it shows a fuU- FiG. 14.-Byzantine dip- j^^w^ f^ ^f ^^^ archangel with tych 01 ivory. o o o ^ globe, cross and long-staff, and is supposed to have been made in the third or… … EAELY RECOEDS. 23 For a long time the supreme power at Eome was vestedin the consuls who held office for one year. Naturallyanyone elected to this high position was anxious to informeveryone holding any high place or office of his accessionto the dignity, and the usualway of doing this was to…
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