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VESICA PISCIS (Fr. amande mystique)

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Originally appearing in Volume V27, Page 1051 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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VESICA PISCIS (Fr. amande mystique)  , in

architecture, the
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term given to a pointed oval panel formed by two equal circles cutting each other in their centres; this is a
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common form given to a panel in which the figure of Christ is represented . It is commonly employed in
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medieval
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seals, and especially those of bishops and monastic establishments .

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