The Gnostics and their remains, ancient and mediaeval (1887)
King, C. W. (Charles William), 1818-1888 · London, D. Nutt · leaf 354
her very uncommon subject in the samecollection is a skeleton seated on a throne, holding a lance, orperhaps sceptre. Although perfectly corresponding with themedia3val representation of Death, yet the spirited though rudeextension of the intaglio is that of the earlier Gnostic period,and the idea… … Fig. 14. TIIK GNOSTICS AND TIIKIII KKMAINS. :>20 ORIGINAL PUErOSE OF TIIESK FORMULil^]. The interpretation of Gnostic legends and the iKaturo of thedoity to whom they were addressed have been thus far the sub-jects of our inquiry: the next step is to search contemporarywriters for information as…
Gnosticism · Talismans
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