Glossary of ecclesiastical ornament and costume : compiled and illustrated from ancient authorities and examples (1844)
Pugin, Augustus Welby Northmore, 1812-1852, Hanhart, M., lithographer, Hanhart, N., lithographer, Maguire, Henry Calton · London : H.G. Bohn · leaf 122
baptized in Jordan, crossing the Red Sea, as lying slain upon an altar, (as in a silver paten at Forocornelia, with an inscription on it,) or as standing at the foot of the Cross, shedding blood from its heart into a chalice, which overflows into a neighbouring river, lastly, as pouring forth blood… … Borgia mention the custom which prevailed during the early ages, of SPIFtE. CROSS. suspending crosses of precious metals, under crowns in the centre of the Ciboria, which were erected over the altars. Cl'OUm& For patterns of Crowns, see Plate xx. Crowns have been variously applied in ecclesiastical…
Church decoration and ornament · Church vestments · Christian art and symbolism
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