Lowrie, Walter, 1868-1959 · New York : The Macmillan company ; London : Macmillan & co. · leaf 343
Fig. 131. — Mosaic in S. Apollinare in Classe, near Ravenna. Seventh century. A repre-sentation of the Christian altar, with the sacrifices of Abel, Melchizedek, and Abraham. of the usual order; it is Paul who usually stands on theright, and Peter on the left. Bethlehem is always on the side … Fig. 132. ■Mosaic in S. Vitale, Ravenna. Sixth century. A representation of the Chris-tian altar with the sacrifices of Abel and Melchizedek. of S. Paul, and Jerusalem on that of S. Peter; for they repre-sent respectively the Churches of the Gentiles and of the MOSAICS— S. Vitale 315 Jews, —…
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