Hexameron 6.8.52

Item

Text Category
Literature: prose See all items with this value
Century Range
4th century CE See all items with this value
Author
Ambrose See all items with this value
Reference
Hexameron 6.8.52
Language
Latin See all items with this value
Quotation
Omnibus in conmune elementa donata sunt, patent aeque divitibus atque pauperibus ornamenta mundi. Numquid pulchriora pretiosissimarum domorum aurata laquearia quam caeli facies stellis insignita fulgentibus?
Part of Speech
Noun See all items with this value
Type of Thing Ornamented
Architecture: Building: Domestic Building: Interior See all items with this value
Architecture: Architectural Element See all items with this value
Object/ Person Ornamented
The ceilings of the homes of the wealthy
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Material: Precious Metals: Gold See all items with this value
Medium/a Ornamenting
Gold panels
Notes
The passage creates an analogy between the ornaments of the universe vs the ornaments of wealthy homes. The latter are not explicitly called ornamenta in the passage but their status as ornamenta is implied.
Item Identifier
A02416
Determination
Derived directly from text
Item sets
Ambrose
4th century CE
Architecture (Ornamented)
Architectural Element
Building
Interior
Material
Precious Metals
Gold