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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 891964, member: 5833&quot;]The arguments over the exact nature of the Trinity &amp; who gets to be saved, who not, were fierce.&nbsp; Once Christians began to break away from Rome, all theological h**l seems to have broken loose.&nbsp; Burnside seems to have been quite the hardliner, although his little bit of a Wiki entry says he made good money teaching languages.&nbsp; Have to pay for a fur collar somehow.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m having doubts based on how many separate engraved gems Raspe lists as being Burnside when good luck trying to find a portrait of him in some other medium &amp; the great similarity with...</p><p><br /></p><p>Trailed off there to do some more poking.&nbsp; SORRY ALL.&nbsp; The way Raspe did his catalogue can lead to confusion when he carries info over from one entry to the next.&nbsp; Guy in the fur collar is Pope; the Rev. Burnside was the <i><b>owner</b></i> of one of the gems Tassie took an impression from.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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