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The romance of symbolism and its relation to church ornament and architecture (1909)

Heath, Sidney, 1872- · London : F. Griffiths · leaf 138

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96 The Romance of Symbolism privileges, they were nearly all abolished during the reign of James I. The springing up of guilds and corporations able to look after and protect their own members took the administration of public order out of the hands of the clergy, and gave the final deathblow to a… … Chui'ch. Slovce/tei^ oy had exercised such a powerful influence in Christendom for centuries. Although generally abolished, the right continued to hold good in a few isolated spots as protection from civil process, the best known being “White Friars,” or “ Alsatia,”

Christian art and symbolism · Church architecture · Church decoration and ornament

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