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The Christian Catacombs of Rome: History, Decoration, Inscriptions
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 docu...more
Hardcover, 1st, 208 pages
Published
1999
by Schnell & Steiner
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I picked this one up in a gift shop in Rome after visiting the Catacombs of St. Sebastian on the Appian Way. Now, after reading it, I want to go back to Rome and explore other underground cemeteries. Apparently, St. Sebastian's was one of the earlier ones and others have beautiful mosaics or other decorations still in place. One even still has a saint's bones in their original location. Sebastian's catacombs have been thoroughly emptied over the years. Its namesake saint's bones now lie in the b...more
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