Monuments of the early church . nowdistributed among most of the great museums of the world areprobably sufficient to illustrate every term which is used inthis connection in Classic and early Christian literature. Un-fortunately, the value of this great store of information is still 304 MIX on AIITS only potential; the study of its relation to Classical literature,or to Classical art and life, has hardly yet been begun. Thischapter is the poorer for the lack of such a study, which ishere referred to as a rewarding subject of investigation. These Egyptian tinds, however, bear upon their very f
Monuments of the early church . nowdistributed among most of the great museums of the world areprobably sufficient to illustrate every term which is used inthis connection in Classic and early Christian literature. Un-fortunately, the value of this great store of information is still 304 MIX on AIITS only potential; the study of its relation to Classical literature,or to Classical art and life, has hardly yet been begun. Thischapter is the poorer for the lack of such a study, which ishere referred to as a rewarding subject of investigation. These Egyptian tinds, however, bear upon their very face,and quite apart from their relation to Classical texts, a clearwitness to almost all phases of this important art, as it waspractised from the third century to the seventh. Any onewho is acquainted with the art of weaving can detect by aninspection of these fabrics the technical processes which wereemployed in tliG manufacture of them; but the most important evidence which they offer is quiteon the surface and is obvious to.
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