The romance of symbolism and its relation to church ornament and architecture (1909)
Heath, Sidney, 1872- · London : F. Griffiths · leaf 200
amatory disposition and fecundity of the dove made it a suitable associate for a goddess of love and maternity. In the East the favourite sacrifice to Istar, or Astarte, was this bird. And it is a highly significant fact that young pigeons and turtle-doves were sacrificed to Jahveh, under the… … all the maidens gave birth to the true Creator and Consoler of mankind, when the gold-flower came into this world and received a human body from S. Mary, the spotless virgin.” In representations of the Baptism of Christ, the Dove is usually shown in the act of descending, with wings out¬ stretched,…
Christian art and symbolism · Church architecture · Church decoration and ornament
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