John of Damascus part 28
But there is a difference not of principle but of practice between East and West, to which we have already alluded. Especially since Iconoclasm,...
John of Damascus part 13
Among the several works that are dubiously attributed to John Damascene the most important is the romance entitled “Barlaam and Josaphat”. Throughout the Middle...
John of Damascus part 14
The many cases of idolatry and various deflections from the Law which the prophets denounce are not, of course, cases in point. It is...
John of Damascus part 15
So also in “De bello Jud.”, 1. l, c. xxxiii (xxi), 2, he says: “It is unlawful to have in thetemple images or pictures...
John of Damascus part 16
At Palmyra is a Jewish funeral chamber painted throughout with winged female figures holding up round portraits, above is a picture, quite in the...
John of Damascus part 1
John of Damascus: In Defense of Icons, c. 730
The Iconoclastic controversy lasted from 726, when Emperor Leo III (717-741) began an attack on the...
John of Damascus part 17
The old pagan sarcophagi had been carved with figures of gods, garlands of flowers, and symbolic ornament; pagan cemeteries, rooms, and temples had been...
The Story in it part 13
Her companion looked cheerful and secure. “How can you, without knowing?”“Oh, by guessing! It`s not?”
But that was as far as Mrs. Dyott could get....
The Story in it part 14
He looked rather cheerfully at sea. “Is that then why you tell me?” “I mean for her to know you know it. Therefore it`s...
The Story in it part 1
Henry James (1843-1915)
Henry James, JR., was born in New York City in 1843. He was educated for the most part abroad. A good deal...
