Identifier: monumentsofearly00lowr (find matches)
Title: Monuments of the early church
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Lowrie, Walter, 1868-1959
Subjects: Christian antiquities Christian art and symbolism Church architecture Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
Publisher: New York, The Macmillan Company London, MacMillan & Co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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he four streamsare here named: Geon, Fyson, Tigris, Eufrata. The twelvesheep issue as usual from Bethlehem and Jerusalem. The arch above, which has unfortunately been largely de- MOSAICS— S. Lorenzo 313 stroy 3d, represented Apocalyptic scenes ; in the centrlion with azure ground represented the mystic Lamban altar and sur-mounted by a cross,with the book ofthe seven seals at.his feet; on eachside are the lightedcandlesticks; fourangel s approachhim through theclouds; and finallythere were the sym-bols of the Evangel-ists — two of whichhave been de-stroyed. Of thefour-and-twentyelders who stoodbelow nothing re-mains but two armsextending theircrowns. A half centurylater, under Pela-gius II. (579-590),was executed themosaic decorationof S. Lorenzo. Ofthis nothing is leftbut the mosaic ofthe arch (Fig. 130).On the right handof Christ are S.Peter, S. Lawrence,Pelagius offeringthe model of thechurch which hehad restored, andthe town of Jerusa-lem ; on the left, ■e alyin medal-g upon
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:)14 PICTOniAL ART S. Taul, 8. Stephen, S. Jlippolytus, and finally the town ofBethlehem. The position of the Apostles is here the reverse

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