TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jensen,Robin Margaret
TI  - Living water: images, symbols, and settings of early Christian baptism 
T2  - Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae,
SN  - 9789004189089
AV  - BV803 .J46 2011eb
U1  - 265/.109015 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Baptism
KW  - History
KW  - Early church, ca. 30-600
KW  - Christian art and symbolism
KW  - To 500
KW  - Baptisteries
KW  - Fonts
KW  - Architecture, Early Christian
KW  - Architecture and religion
KW  - To 1500
KW  - Baptême
KW  - Histoire
KW  - ca 30-600 (Église primitive)
KW  - Baptistères
KW  - Fonts baptismaux
KW  - Architecture paléochrétienne
KW  - baptisteries
KW  - aat
KW  - baptismal fonts
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Christianity
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Christian Rituals & Practice
KW  - Sacraments
KW  - fast
KW  - Early church
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-297) and index; Baptismal iconography in catacomb painting -- Baptismal iconography on sarcophagus and grave reliefs -- Baptismal iconography in ivory, glass, and mosaic -- Aspects of baptismal images in light of early liturgical documents -- The design and decoration of early Christian baptisteries -- Symbolism in baptistery design and décor
N2  - This general survey of early Christian baptismal iconography and architecture integrates visual depictions and physical settings of baptism with textual evidence for its practice and purpose. An opening overview of pictorial art (paintings, relief sculpture, mosaics, and ivories) prompts questions about components of the actual ritual which are treated in the literary sources. The study's second half considers selected baptismal structures, examining the symbolism, purpose, and possible meaning of their spatial design and decorative programs. In most instances the synthesis of documentary and
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