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Monuments of the early church (1901)

Lowrie, Walter, 1868-1959 · New York, The Macmillan Company; London, MacMillan & Co. · leaf 278

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arts of Gaul which had less close relations with Romeshow greater divergence, especially in the choice of subjects.In Ravenna the arts of sculpture and mosaic enjoyed a revivalwhich lasted from the middle of the fifth to the middle of thesixth century. This requires special notice. We can,… … FlG. Lid of a sarcophagus in the Lateran Museum. Christ dividing the sheep fi-omthe goats. agi, where their sepulchral symbolism was equally in place;even in other monuments, in which the interest was whollyhistorical, the force of the tradition was clearly apparent. Atthe same time, in the…

Christian antiquities · Christian art and symbolism · Church architecture · Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600

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