Lowrie, Walter, 1868-1959 · New York : The Macmillan company ; London : Macmillan & co. · leaf 329
esents Christ standing upon the mys-tic mountain, from which flow the four streams of paradise;two sheep approach him on each side from the towns of Jeru-salem and Bethlehem, beside which grow two palms. The twochief Apostles also approach Christ, and Peter receives fromhim the new law. Though a… … 885 Fig. 12G. — Mosaic of fourth century, decorating- the dome of S. Costanza. After a drawing by dOllanda. DOMINUS PACEM DAT — the new law comes in the guiseof a gift, not of a requisition. According to Ugonio the mosaicof the spherical vault represented Christ seated in the midst ofthe Apostles,…
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