Roman church mosaics of the first nine centuries (1906)
Bishop, William Warner. [from old catalog] · [Norwood?] Mass · leaf 26
ch his name 1 Cf. De Rossi, op. cit. tav. xxviii; Garrucci, op. cit. IV, tav. 294. ROMAN CHURCH MOSAICS 267 is written. Below is the Lamb on the Mount, the processionof sheep and the two cities. The following inscription fills theremaining space : VASTA THOLI PRIMO SISTYNT FVNDAMINE FVLCHRAQVAE… … Figure 6.—Mosaic on Arch in the Church of bIS. Aereo ed AcHiLLEO, Rome. 13. SS. Nereo ed Achilleo : Tribune Arch.i (Fig. 6.) The apse mosaic in this church is gone and has been replacedby a fresco. The tribune arch decorations date from the timeof Pope Leo III (795-816). There is a long upper zone,…
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