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Upper center in (gold?): In cogitatione tua Regi ne detrahas, et In secreto cubile tui ne / maledixeris diviti, quia et AVES Coeli portabu[n]t voce[m] tuam.Ecc[es] 10. (“Detract not the king, no not in your thought; and speak not evil of the rich man in your private chamber: because even the birds of the air will carry your voice.” Ecclesiastes 10:20) (Latin Vulgate Bible); center right in (gold?) XXXII; birds in image numbered .1., .2., .3., and .4., in red ink
Facing page: Upper center in black ink: Parua loquax Volucris divum te Voce saluto / Si me non Videris esse negabis avem. / co[n]venit magis Picis [not deciphered] 79.; lower center in red/violet ink: Magna est super COELOS misericordia tua; Et / usq[ue] ad nubes veritas tua.ps: 107. (“For your mercy is great above the heavens and your truth even unto the clouds.” Psalms 107:5) (Latin Vulgate Bible)

Provenance

Emperor Rudolph of Austria; Lessing J. Rosenwald, Alverthorpe, PA; gift to NGA, 1987.

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