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PLATE XXXIII.
THE TRINITY.
Fiq. 1. Amongst the geometrical representations of this subject, the form of the Triangle was one
of the most common and appropriate ; and there is an early example of it on one of the
grave-stones in the Catacombs of Rome, but the date of it is uncertain. The Triangle
contains within it the Monogram of the Name of Christ. (1.)
2. From a Mosaic in the Church of St. Mark, Rome; 8th century. The three symbols are
here united in the same representation, and yet they can hardly be considered as forming
one group. The attempt was at least very imperfect, and as far removed from those of
later periods as possible. The meaning of the letters in the nimbus of the Lamb has not
been explained. (4.)
PLATE XXXIII.
THE TRINITY.
Fiq. 1. Amongst the geometrical representations of this subject, the form of the Triangle was one
of the most common and appropriate ; and there is an early example of it on one of the
grave-stones in the Catacombs of Rome, but the date of it is uncertain. The Triangle
contains within it the Monogram of the Name of Christ. (1.)
2. From a Mosaic in the Church of St. Mark, Rome; 8th century. The three symbols are
here united in the same representation, and yet they can hardly be considered as forming
one group. The attempt was at least very imperfect, and as far removed from those of
later periods as possible. The meaning of the letters in the nimbus of the Lamb has not
been explained. (4.)