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Index to Vaults of Memory Digital Exhibition Catalogue
Vaults of Memory Menu
I
Introduction
II
The Catacombs of Rome
III
Catacombs: Archives of History
IV
Documents in Stone
V
Archives of Imagery
1.
The Fauna of the Catacombs
2.
The Vine
3.
Marine Transports
4.
Celestial Transports
5.
The Peacock as Celestial Transport
6.
The Flora and Fauna of Paradise
7.
Heavenly Pastures
8.
Scrolls, Saints and Scholars
9.
Cosmic Symbols
VI
Appendix
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About Estelle Brettman
About the International Catacomb Society
VII
The Catacombs Today and Tomorrow: The Need for Preservation and Study
VIII
Epilogue