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First Christian church : the domus ecclesiae The Christian basilica plan Prototypes of the standard Byzantine church Central- ized Greek church plan Figure 86 : Old St. reign did many Eastern regions submit to the ascendancy of the art ...
First Christian church : the domus ecclesiae The Christian basilica plan Prototypes of the standard Byzantine church Central- ized Greek church plan Figure 86 : Old St. reign did many Eastern regions submit to the ascendancy of the art ...
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... Christian ) -praying figures and a shepherd carrying a sheep on his shoulders , generally called the " Good Shepherd " ( Figure 89 ) . As early as the first half of the 3rd century , however , scenes of purely Christian meaning were ...
... Christian ) -praying figures and a shepherd carrying a sheep on his shoulders , generally called the " Good Shepherd " ( Figure 89 ) . As early as the first half of the 3rd century , however , scenes of purely Christian meaning were ...
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... Christian mosaic . The examples of this art , few and far between in the 4th century , are more numerous and sometimes of excellent quality in the 5th century . While continuing a Roman tradition three cen- turies old , the Christian ...
... Christian mosaic . The examples of this art , few and far between in the 4th century , are more numerous and sometimes of excellent quality in the 5th century . While continuing a Roman tradition three cen- turies old , the Christian ...
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