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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture George, Have you consulted Gertrud Schiller, Iconography of Christian Art, vol. 2,"The Passion of Jesus Christ "(NY Graphic Society)? George, Lesser yet? >medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > >I've been asked to do a presentation on the history and use of the >cross in Christian culture this Sunday and thought I might query the >group about some >(somewhat last minute) resources on the use of the cross prior to >the 4th Century. I seem to recall coming across some indications >that ante-Nicean Christians >used a form of the sign of the cross and may have used it in >catacomb inscriptions, etc. but thusfar have come up empty handed. > >Thanks for any thoughts/suggestions. > >George the Less > > > >George R. Hoelzeman >G.R.Hoelzeman Studios >Liturgical Design Consultant >grhstudios.com >[log in to unmask] > >********************************************************************** >To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME >to: [log in to unmask] >To send a message to the list, address it to: >[log in to unmask] >To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion >to: [log in to unmask] >In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: >[log in to unmask] >For further information, visit our web site: >http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html -- George Hardin Brown, Professor of English Emeritus Department of English, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-2087 Home: 451 Adobe Place, Palo Alto, CA 94306-4501 Phones: Mobile: 650-269-9898; Fax: 650-725-0755; Home: 650-852-1231 ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html