Dresser, Christopher · London : and New York [etc.] Cassell, Petter, & Galpin · leaf 26
h century. Gothic ornament, like the Egyptian, is essentially symbolic. Its forms have in many instances specific significance. Thus the common equilateral triangle is in some cases used to symbolise the Holy Trinity ; so are the two entwined triangles. But there are many other symbols employed in… … alone symbolises eternity, being without beginning and without end, and the three parts point to the Three Persons of the Godhead. A very curious and clever symbol of the Trinity is portrayed in Fig. 9, where three faces are so combined as to form an ornamental figure. Baptism under the immediate…
Decoration and ornament
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