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Page 80
... ornamented : so that the monu- ment itself is in fashion as a Church covered with silver , and an altar is placed before the monument ?. ” Very much more distinct is the testimony of Ar- culfus , towards the close of the same century ...
... ornamented : so that the monu- ment itself is in fashion as a Church covered with silver , and an altar is placed before the monument ?. ” Very much more distinct is the testimony of Ar- culfus , towards the close of the same century ...
Page 149
... ornamented on four sides . The arcosolium is plainly the prototype of the me- diæval monuments that are constructed in the side - walls of churches . In the Etruscan sepulchres there is no example of a genuine " arcosolium . " When a ...
... ornamented on four sides . The arcosolium is plainly the prototype of the me- diæval monuments that are constructed in the side - walls of churches . In the Etruscan sepulchres there is no example of a genuine " arcosolium . " When a ...
Page 153
... ornamented with a simple architrave moulding sur- mounted by a Greek - looking pediment having acroteria at the corners and in the centre . Within is a small door of narrow proportions3 , also architrave and pediment . decorated with an ...
... ornamented with a simple architrave moulding sur- mounted by a Greek - looking pediment having acroteria at the corners and in the centre . Within is a small door of narrow proportions3 , also architrave and pediment . decorated with an ...
Page 171
... ornamented it with great care in every possible manner . " From the Lectures of St Cyril we learn that the rock was pared and shaped down by the Emperor's orders : " The entrance which was at the door of the Salutary Sepulchre ... was ...
... ornamented it with great care in every possible manner . " From the Lectures of St Cyril we learn that the rock was pared and shaped down by the Emperor's orders : " The entrance which was at the door of the Salutary Sepulchre ... was ...
Page 173
... ornamented with gold and gems . The rock of the Se- pulchre itself is like millstone , and prodigiously decorated with gold and gems , crowns , girdles , belts , and other ornaments suspended from iron rods . The Sepulchre itself is in ...
... ornamented with gold and gems . The rock of the Se- pulchre itself is like millstone , and prodigiously decorated with gold and gems , crowns , girdles , belts , and other ornaments suspended from iron rods . The Sepulchre itself is in ...
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Acra Acta Sanctorum aisle altar ancient angle appears apse architectural Arculfus Basilica Bernardino Bezetha body buildings Calvary cave chamber choir chre Christians cloister columns Constantine court Cross Crucifixion Crusaders cubits cupola Damascus Gate described dome Domini door Dr Robinson East eastern Ecclesia edicula Emperor entrance erected Eusebius excavated existence feet Fergusson floor gate Golgotha Greek Haram hewn Holy Sepulchre inches Jerusalem Jewish Josephus loculus Lord Lord's marble mentioned monument Mosk Mount Sion North occupied original ornamented outer passage pavement piers pilgrims Plate pointed arches porch present probably quæ Quaresmius recess rock rocky roof Rotunda Round Church sacred Sakhrah Sawulf says second wall Sepul sepulchrum shew shewn side South southern spot square St Helena stone Street supposed Temple tion tomb tower tradition transept triforium valley vaults West western William of Tyre writers δὲ καὶ τὸ τοῦ
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