The Great Chalice of Antioch
by Gustavus A. Eisen
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good in Good dust jacket
- Seller
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North Providence, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
NY: Fahim Kouchakji. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1933. Hard Cover. COMMENTS: 22 pages. "When it was discovered at the beginning of the twentieth century, this 'chalice' was claimed to have been found in Antioch, a city so important to the early Christians that it was recognized with Rome and Alexandria as one of the great sees of the church. The chalice's plain silver interior bowl was then ambitiously identified as the Holy Grail, the cup used by Christ at the Last Supper. The elaborate footed shell enclosing it was thought to have been made within a century after the death of Christ to encase and honor the Grail. The fruited grapevine forming the rinceau pattern of the gilded shell is inhabited by birds, including an eagle; animals, including a lamb and a rabbit; and twelve human figures holding scrolls and seated in high-backed chairs. Two of the figures are thought to be images of Christ. The other ten figures have been variously identified as ten of the twelve apostles, or philosophers of the classical age, who, like the prophets of the Old Testament, had foretold the coming of Christ. The sixth-century chronicler Malalas of Antioch was among those who sought to make such links between Christianity and classical philosophy"- Metropolitan Museum of Art CONDITION: Very light edge wear. Light foxing from the binding thread at the inside hinge at page 11, ( the center of the book) . Dust jacket is worn, creased and rubbed. It has small closed tears and light chipping to the edges and corners. An 8 inch closed tear to the front panel through the center of the jacket above the author's name. 14 1/2 by 10 1/2 Inches. Hardcover. ; Color and Black & White Illustrations .
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- Bookseller
- biblioboy (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 080276
- Title
- The Great Chalice of Antioch
- Author
- Gustavus A. Eisen
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Fahim Kouchakji
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1933
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- Collectibles;
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- Hinge
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- Chipping
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- Jacket
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