The Catacombs of Rome
by W. H. Withrow
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About this eBook
- Author
- Withrow, W. H. (William Henry), 1839-1908
- Title
- The Catacombs of Rome, and Their Testimony Relative to Primitive Christianity
- Credits
- Produced by Chris Curnow, Carol Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- DG: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Italy, Vatican City, Malta
- Subject
- Catacombs -- Italy -- Rome
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 47532
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47532
- Release Date
- December 4, 2014
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.THE CATACOMBS OF ROME. — CATACOMBS OF ROME,
- 2.W. H. WITHROW, M.A. — PREFACE. — BOOK FIRST. — CHAPTER I. — STRUCTURE OF THE CATACOMBS. — CHAPTER II. — THE ORIGIN AND EARLY HISTORY OF THE CATACOMBS. — CHAPTER III. — THE DISUSE AND ABANDONMENT OF THE CATACOMBS. — CHAPTER IV. — THE REDISCOVERY AND EXPLORATION OF THE CATACOMBS. — CHAPTER V. — THE PRINCIPAL CATACOMBS OF ROME. — BOOK SECOND. — THE ART AND SYMBOLISM OF THE CATACOMBS. — CHAPTER I. — EARLY CHRISTIAN ART. — CHAPTER II. — THE SYMBOLISM OF THE CATACOMBS. — CHAPTER III. — THE BIBLICAL CYCLE OF THE CATACOMBS. — CHAPTER IV. — GILT GLASSES AND OTHER OBJECTS FOUND IN THE CATACOMBS. — BOOK THIRD. — THE INSCRIPTIONS OF THE CATACOMBS. — CHAPTER I. — GENERAL CHARACTER OF THE INSCRIPTIONS. — CHAPTER II. — THE DOCTRINAL TEACHINGS OF THE CATACOMBS. — CHAPTER III. — CHRISTIAN LIFE AND CHARACTER AS READ IN THE CATACOMBS. — CHAPTER IV. — THE MINISTRY, RITES, AND INSTITUTIONS OF THE PRIMITIVE CHURCH. — INDEX.
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