Early Christian iconography and A school of ivory carvers in Provence (1918)
Smith, E. Baldwin (Earl Baldwin), 1888-1956 · Princeton, Princeton university press; [etc.,etc.] · leaf 29
of Pseudo-Matthew. V hile the canonical Gospels do not treat the early life of the Virgin, both the Protevangelium of James3 and the Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew4 relate that from the age of three Mary was employed in the temple in the service of the Lord. \\ hereas the Protevan- gelium gives the main… … Fig. 2. S. Kensington: Victoria and Al- bert Museum, ivory casket. The Virgin in the Temple. led in the temple, reflects more clearly the full significance attached to this episode by the Eastern church and later by the church of Gaul. It is also the only account that explains the presence of the…
Christian art and symbolism · Ivory carving · Art
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