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Catacombs, Christian art and symbolism, Christian inscriptions, Early Christian Mural painting and decoration, Mural painting and decoration, Early Christian, Antiquities & Archaeology, Religion, History - General History, Ancient - Rome, Mural painting and decoration, Art, italian, Inscriptions, italic, Decoration and ornament, Christian antiquitiesShowing 3 featured editions. View all 3 editions?
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The Christian catacombs of Rome: history, decoration, inscriptions
2009, Schnell & Steiner
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The Christian Catacombs of Rome: History, Decoration, Inscriptions
July 30, 2006, Schnell & Steiner
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The Christian catacombs of Rome: history, decoration, inscriptions
1999, Schnell & Steiner
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Table of Contents
Introduction / Francesco Marchisano
The origin and development of Roman catacombs. The term `"catacomb" ; The history of scholarship ; The origin of the catacombs ; The development of underground cemeteries in the second half of the third century ; The development of catacombs during the reign of Constantine and the Pontificates of Julius (337-352) and Liberius (352-366) ; The Pontificate of Damasus and the cult of the saints ; Latest use and subsequent abandonment of the catacombs / Vincenzo Fiocchi Nicolai
The decoration of Roman catacombs. The atmosphere ; The contexts ; The themes ; The history of scholarship / Fabrizio Bisconti
Inscriptions in Roman catacombs. Christian inscriptions in the catacombs ; The origins of Christian epigraphy. The evolution of formulae ; Christian names ; Christian society and funerary inscriptions ; The clergy ; The transformation of language ; Affection and sentiments ; Faith and religious piety ; The cult of the martyrs in funerary inscriptions / Danilo Mazzoleni.
Edition Notes
Translation of: Le catacombe cristiane di Roma : origini, sviluppo, apparati decorativi, documentazione epigrafica (Regensburg [Germany] : Schnell & Steiner, 1998.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-207).
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