Freer, Charles Lang, 1854-1919, Morey, Charles Rufus, 1877-1955, Dennison, Walter, 1869-1917. Gold treasure of the late Roman period, Morey, Charles Rufus, 1877-1955. East Christian paintings in the Freer collection. 1918 · New York : MacMillan Company ; London : MacMillan and Company · leaf 35
he Demos on Attic decrees. Elsewhere the monks appear half-naked. On fol. lo recto, the title tells us that " they eat ashes instead of bread and mix the water that they drink with tears ; " three of the five monks represented in the accompanying miniature seem to be drinking out of cups. A… … the opposite page we find them FIG. 6. Penitent Monks. Miniature of A Klimax Manuscript in the Vatican safely inside, lifting up their Library : Vat. 1754. hands in ecstatic adoration of the Lord. In the last miniature (fol. 19 recto) they stand, once more fully clad, hands crossed upon their…
Christian art and symbolism · Illumination of books and manuscripts, Byzantine · Jewelry · Painting, Byzantine
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