Art, Symbol & Imagination
Sancta Dei Genitrix
Three richly patterned worshippers turn towards a haloed figure in a timber-framed setting. Fine rays expand through the upper half of the scene while vessels release curling smoke. The title Sancta Dei Genitrix and the ceremonial arrangement place Horton’s image among the collection’s Christian devotional symbols.
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W. T. Horton. "Sancta Dei Genitrix" [printed contents title]. In A Book of Images, W. T. Horton; introduction by W. B. Yeats. Illustrated 1898 edition, supplied as a digital scan, 1898, Unicorn Press. Source scan leaf 55. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/horton-sancta-dei-genitrix
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Title from the printed contents list. Editorial description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
Title follows the printed contents. The complete source plate retains its paper tone, margins and signature. Description concerns visible forms rather than assigning a universal symbolic meaning.
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W. T. Horton. Sancta Dei Genitrix. A Book of Images. Scan leaf 55. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/horton-sancta-dei-genitrix