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Monuments of the early church (1901)

Lowrie, Walter, 1868-1959 · New York : The Macmillan company ; London : Macmillan & co. · leaf 355

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oroughly in keeping with the monotonous line of columns S26 PICTORIAL ART below, and conspires with them to carry the eye on to thecentre of worship in the a]>sc The procession of male mar-tyrs (Fig. L38), on the right side of the nave, approaches Christenthroned between four angels; the martyrs… … Fig. 139. — Part of a lung mosaic frieze on the left wall of the nave of S. Apollinare Nuovo, inff their crowns to the angels and of the Virgin is a solid disk ; in the nimbus of Christis inscribed the cross. The picture of Christ, with oval face and pointed beard, isexceedingly interesting; it is…

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