Lowrie, Walter, 1868-1959 · New York, The Macmillan Company; London, MacMillan & Co. · leaf 272
abbreviation theletter X stands upright, in the Constantinian monogram it lieson its side, and the figure has, therefore, greater symmetry. About the fifth century there came about a change in the formof the monogram concerning which no adequate explanation hasbeen offered. Instead of completing… … Eudoxia, and Galla Placidia. tended to represent the Eoman letter R, which corresponded tothe Greek P; but this purpose was certainly not very clearlyindicated, and it does not explain the fact that this form occursmost frequently upon monuments of Greek-speaking lands. When we come to consider the…
Christian antiquities · Christian art and symbolism · Church architecture · Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
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