Dalton, O. M. (Ormonde Maddock), 1866-1945 · Oxford, At the Clarendon Press · leaf 80
y ofIslam. In the sixth century,not long before its loss tothe empire, it stood at theheight of its vigour andfertility. In Palestine 1 the condi-tions affecting Christian artdiffered in many respectsfrom those which obtainedin Syria. Commerce was lessactive, the settled Hellenicelement less… … Helen transformed the Holy Z%^° MuseumLand into a great artistic centre. Churches were enriched with mosaics and paintings of the highestorder; the most familiar motives were reproduced by the minor arts for thebenefit of returning pilgrims. The demand for mementoes, to which thesteady flow of…
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