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Monuments of the early church (1901)

Lowrie, Walter, 1868-1959 · New York, The Macmillan Company; London, MacMillan & Co. · leaf 409

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to that of the curtain illustratedin Fig. 176, and to a table cover from Egypt which is pre-served in the museum at Vienna. We may see in these textiledesigns the origin of many of the stone reliefs of the subse-quent period ; for when the altar assumed a box form, by theinsertion of plates of… … Fig. 179. — Portrait in tapestry, from Achmiiiisixth century. About CUBTAINS AND ALTAR CLOTHS 381 Of far more importance are the curtains. The use of cur-tains at the doors (Fig. 135) is a matter which requires littlecomment. On the other hand, their use between the columnsof the ciborium (Fig.…

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

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