Lowrie, Walter, 1868-1959 · New York : The Macmillan company ; London : Macmillan & co. · leaf 402
olism. The sacred treeof Assyria with its animal guardians is only an example ofsuch expressly Oriental motives (see p. 344). It was at thesame time and under the same influence that the custom gainedcurrency of decorating the whole surface with small patterns.For this a great variety of devices… … Segmentum in tapestry from Achmim.About seventh century. Virgin and Child with anangel. 374 MINOR ARTS
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