Faure, Elie, 1873-1937, Pach, Walter, 1883-1958 · New York and London : Harper & brothers · leaf 252
arance ofthorn bushes. In the capitals of columns, in the em-broideries of metal, of stone, and of wood that coverthe balustrades, doors, and caskets, in the enamel BYZANTIUM 225 sheathing of reliquaries, sacred vases, and censers, andin the rigid folds of priestly garments, we witness thesteady… … Rome (ix Century). Bas-relief of S. Maria in Cosmedin. flees the heart of the artist to dwell in the mind of thetheorists. But with this characteristic we must con-sider the profusion of the ornament, which is the evi-dent mark of the persistence of the Romanized geniusof Asia, compelled by…
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