An Introduction to Early Christian Symbolism: Being the Description of a Series of Fourteen Compositions from Fresco-paintings, Glasses, and Sculptured Sarcophagi : with Three Appendices |
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... giving any false or perverted notion of the separate parts , they teach at a glance , by the compari- son and juxtaposition of groups , what would not be seen at once , nor so clearly , if each representation presented itself separately ...
... giving any false or perverted notion of the separate parts , they teach at a glance , by the compari- son and juxtaposition of groups , what would not be seen at once , nor so clearly , if each representation presented itself separately ...
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... giving the Holy Ghost in Confirmation ; for a dove signifying the Holy Ghost is perched above , and rays of grace from its beak descend upon the head of the lamb which is being confirmed below . Lastly , in g , the Lamb holding the rod ...
... giving the Holy Ghost in Confirmation ; for a dove signifying the Holy Ghost is perched above , and rays of grace from its beak descend upon the head of the lamb which is being confirmed below . Lastly , in g , the Lamb holding the rod ...
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... giving the new law of the Gospel as an open roll to his two Apostles , of whom S. Peter holds a closed roll as if in place of the rod , standing on the right hand of Christ , and S. Paul on the left receives the open roll of the Gospel ...
... giving the new law of the Gospel as an open roll to his two Apostles , of whom S. Peter holds a closed roll as if in place of the rod , standing on the right hand of Christ , and S. Paul on the left receives the open roll of the Gospel ...
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... giving the roll to Peter , the cross in his hand signifying his death , as foretold , by crucifixion , while it is S. Paul who is on the right hand of Christ , with the wider door behind him : but on two sarcophagi the Apostle to the ...
... giving the roll to Peter , the cross in his hand signifying his death , as foretold , by crucifixion , while it is S. Paul who is on the right hand of Christ , with the wider door behind him : but on two sarcophagi the Apostle to the ...
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... giving grace from his hands to the two Apostles , who appear also on the same glass . ( See Garucci , Vetri , & c . ) With this addition the group E 3 , e , answers better to E 2 , d , than it would have done if the space between the ...
... giving grace from his hands to the two Apostles , who appear also on the same glass . ( See Garucci , Vetri , & c . ) With this addition the group E 3 , e , answers better to E 2 , d , than it would have done if the space between the ...
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