Cutts, Edward Lewes, 1824-1901 · London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge · leaf 224
ica of St. Paul at Rome. In the earlyCrucifixions Christ is clothed, and stands with arms/horizontally extended, without any attempt at naturalistic representation. The MONOGRAM XP, formed out of the first lettersof the word XPISTOS, is one of the most common ofthe Christian emblems in the fourth… … Miniature painting, from the MS. Syrian Gospels, by Rabula. and the helmets of his soldiers at the decisive battleof the Milvian Bridge, which gave it a world-widepopularity. It is probable that it was in use amongChristians before Constantines adoption of it, but SYMBOLISM. 203 in spite of…
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