Morey, Charles Rufus, 1877-1955, Freer, Charles Lang, 1854-1919 · New York : Macmillan · leaf 70
ucing the Logos as the inspir- ing familiar of the Evangelist, for on the initial page of Matthew in the Durham Book (Fig. 17) we see a nimbed and bearded head peeping out from behind a curtain, which cannot be interpreted in any other way. The winged angel which is the personal symbol of the… … FIG. 16. CiiKisr, Sr. J(jhn, .\ni) St. M.\tthe\v. Rei.ieks on St. M.\rk's .\t Venice. dering the notion of divine inspiration was the introduction of the Dextera Domini issuing from the heavens above the writer's head, as in the portrait of St. John Climacus (Plate I).''^ But other devices are…
Freer, Charles Lang, 1854-1919 · Illumination of books and manuscripts, Byzantine · Christian art and symbolism · Miniature painting · Painting, Byzantine · Painting
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