Clifford, C. R. (Chandler Robbins), 1858-1935 · New York, Clifford & Lawton · leaf 74
t,of the Empire the new art, like thenew religion, was inclined to beOriental in feeling. In the West,overrun and possessed by Ger-manic tribes—Visigoths, Ostro-goths, Burgundians, Franks, Lom-bards, Saxons, Danes and North-men— Germanic and Celtic influences tended to differentiate theChristian… … The Decorative Periods 71 language of the West. The ^conquests of J ustinian (527-566), whorecovered Italy from the Germanic conquerors, extended thedomain of Greek at the expense of Latin, and for two cen-turies Italy was more Greek than Latin. But Charlemagne,descended from the Prankish invaders…
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