Roma Sotterranea; or, Some account of the Roman catacombs especially of the cemetery of San Callisto, compiled from the works of Commendatore de Rossi with the consent of the author (1869)
Northcote, J. Spencer (James Spencer), 1821-1907, Brownlow, W.-R. (William-R.), 1830-1901, Rossi, Giovanni Battista de, 1822-1894 · London : Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer · leaf 100
ough really mere shelves in the wall, are so disguised The Catacombs in the First Ages. 7, by painting on tlie outside as to present to passers-by thecomplete outward appearance of a sarcophagus. Some fewof these graves are marked with the names of the dead,written in black on the largest… … Fig. II.—Fragineitt of Daniel in the Lionx^ Deri, from most ancient ^art ofCemetery of St Domitilla. roof is covered with the most exquisitely graceful designs, ofbranches of the vine (with birds and winged genii among them)trailing with all the freedom of nature over the whole walls,not fearing…
Cimitero di Callisto (Rome, Italy) · Catacombs · Inscriptions
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