Dalton, O. M. (Ormonde Maddock), 1866-1945 · Oxford, At the Clarendon Press · leaf 707
3 Cruciform monograms, in which letters are disposed about the extremities ofa cross (e. g. Figs. 321, 355 a), apparently begin in the sixth century, and con-tinue to the Fourth Period. The rectangular type of monogram (e. g. Figs. 321,355 d) begins earlier, and falls into disuse after the sixth… … Fig. 432. Medallion of Valens,illustrating the labarum. The Nimbus. This distinctive mark of pre-eminence was probably adopted in Christian artfrom the representation of emperors.4 Although even the cruciferous form given to Our Lord occurs as early as the beginning of thefourth century,5 it…
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