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Author : James Spencer Northcote
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1859
Category : Catacombs
ISBN : UOM:39015011398966
Author : James Spencer Northcote
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1857
Category : Catacombs
ISBN : NYPL:33433088117514
Author : Gregory S. Athnos
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781666777321
Every story in catacomb art is a tale of deliverance, a tale of the powerlessness of death and the certainty of the resurrection. Looking back through fifteen hundred years of Christian art, it appears the crucifixion of Jesus holds the highest place. We haven’t looked back far enough. Go back to the first three centuries after Jesus walked among us. Walk the dark corridors of those subterranean burial chambers of the persecuted Christians. There we find a much different theology at work: a theology with resurrection hope and power at the center. If catacomb art were all we had of Christian theology and practice from the first three centuries AD—no Scriptures—we would have no choice but to conclude that the first message of the Christian faith was the Easter gospel.
Author : Giovanni Battista de Rossi,James Spencer Northcote,William Robert Brownlow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1869
Category : Catacombs
ISBN : IND:30000007191301
Author : James Spencer Northcote
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1356805949
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Author : William Henry Withrow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1854
Category : Catacombs
ISBN : IOWA:31858042452593
Author : Giovanni Battista de Rossi,James Spencer Northcote
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 634 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1879
Category : Catacombs
ISBN : UCAL:B5015531
Author : Vincenzo Fiocchi Nicolai,Fabrizio Bisconti,Danilo Mazzoleni
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Art, Early Christian
ISBN : 3795422124
This important book is the revised Paperback edition. It presents the most recent scientific research on the Christian catacombs of Rome. In particular, it focuses on their origins and development, their artistic decoration and the inscriptions found there. Three chapters deal with the topography, iconography, and epigraphy of the catacombs, and abundant illustrations document the current state of the catacombs after the extensive restorations of recent years and incorporate the results of the latest excavations.
Author : James Spencer Northcote
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : Catacombs
ISBN : RMS:RMS5LAC1000000506$$$$
Author : Charles River Charles River Editors,Charles River
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 197372152X
*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading An inexplicable draft of wind dances across the dirt floors of the narrow passageway, which seems to stretch on with no end. The flickering flames of the torches mounted onto the rough, sandpaper-like walls of stone create eerie shadows on the dirt floors. One can hear the disembodied whispers intermingling with the chill of the musty air, prompting the hair on many people's arms to raise. Logically speaking, this is nothing more than the trick of the mind, but the whispers unquestionably feel tangible and real, especially considering the visitor is in the company of thousands upon thousands of corpses stacked onto the walls from floor to ceiling. This kind of imagery is often what springs to mind at the mention of the Roman catacombs, but there was so much more to these underground cemeteries. As Roman law forbade its citizens from burying their dead within the city walls, the roads of the Appian Way became dotted with, and later completely flanked by tombs of all sizes. Those from the upper echelons of society constructed extravagant tombs and magnificent mausoleums for their families and future descendants. There were tombs and sepulchers of every sort, from tumulus constellations, which were round mounds that rose from the ground, to boxy temples, and clusters of miniature pyramids. Next to every tomb was a milestone marker with the distance to the nearest town engraved on the stone slab. Some of these tombs - or what is left of them - continue to stand in their original sites today. One of the more renowned tombs was that of noblewoman Cecilia Metella, whose mausoleum was later converted to a fortress that featured an enormous cylindrical tower with double-winged crenellations. Another was the resting place of the Rabirii family, which is located close to the 5th Roman mile of the Appian Way. What remains of this once-handsome memorial is a monument with the faded busts of the Rabirii patriarchs and the goddess, Isis. Since the bulk of the first Christians were slaves and those from the bottom tiers of society, only a handful could spare the price of these grandiose burial places. This was precisely what led the first Christians to take spade to hand and drive it into the earth, creating the first Christian catacombs of Rome. The first Christian catacombs, which began as primitive, single-leveled chambers, were modeled after the Jewish catacombs of Rome. The Jewish catacombs, which had existed for at least a full century before the Christian counterparts, were the first to be built on Roman soil, but theirs was an idea that was far from original. Historians are now positive that the world's first catacombs originated in the Middle East some 6,000 years ago. There, the bones of the dead were placed neatly into chests called "ossuaries" during the second burial, and stored within their settlements. With urbanization, these ossuaries were transferred to natural or man-made underground caves, which could be entered through a narrow, vertical passageway. The Roman Catacombs: The History and Legacy of Ancient Rome's Most Famous Burial Grounds journeys through the origins of these necropolises, their development throughout the years, and the period of rediscovery that put these subterranean cemeteries on the map. Along with pictures depicting important people, places, and events, you will learn about the Roman catacombs like never before.
Author : William Henry Withrow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : Catacombs
ISBN : HARVARD:32044019258748
Author : Enzo George
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781538206492
"The subterranean tombs known as the Roman Catacombs are truly time capsules. Some tunnels date to the first century. Both Jewish and Christian graves are found there, including cremated and skeletal remains, and some have only been discovered recently. It's challenging to receive permission to explore these tunnels. Luckily, young historians can find all they need to know in the well-researched pages of this intriguing book, full of extraordinary images and facts. They'll learn much about the history of Rome and the different cultures that sought to bury their dead beneath the living in this ancient city."
Author : Philippe Pergola,Francesca Severini,Palmira Maria Barbini
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Travel
ISBN : 8881621010
The catacombs -- including several labyrinthine burial grounds and underground places of worship -- along with numerous Roman churches and basilicas are depicted with overlays that show how they look today and how they likely appeared in early Christian times.
Author : James Spencer Northcote
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 046183569X
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Author : Matilda Webb
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1902210581
An archaeologist who has worked extensively in Greece and Italy, Webb sets out 13 itineraries for travelers who want to visit monuments of Christian Rome from the first century, when the Apostles Peter and Paul came to the imperial capital, to the late ninth, the end of the Carolingian Renaissance. She also includes directions for seeing the pope. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR