The romance of symbolism and its relation to church ornament and architecture (1909)
Heath, Sidney, 1872- · London : F. Griffiths · leaf 155
The Sacred Monograms 113 monogram constructed on the same principle was from the first three Greek letters of the name Jesus, and may possibly have been of Byzantine origin. The lower Greek … EsHj fr°m Cat&comy: abbreviation for the Lord’s name is 12, but it was de¬ veloped by inserting the H so as to evolve at length the I.H.S. of later times. With the exception perhaps of the cross, the monograms devised by the early Christian artists to express the sacred names of our Lord, are of…
Christian art and symbolism · Church architecture · Church decoration and ornament
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