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Monuments of the early church (1901)

Lowrie, Walter, 1868-1959 · New York : The Macmillan company ; London : Macmillan & co. · leaf 378

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little bronze lamps tothe costly works of art which have perished and are commem-orated only by the texts. No other elements of early churchdecoration and furnishing give such an impression of luxuryand magnificence as the devices for artificial illumination whichare described in early texts. It is… … Terra-cotta lamp representing a martyrexposed to a lion. 850 MINOR ARTS

Christian antiquities · Christian art and symbolism · Church architecture · Church history

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