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Inscription

Center right in (gold?): LXX.
Facing page: upper center in black ink: Volatilia ad sibi similia conveniunt: Et Veritas ad / eos qui operantur illam, revertetur. Ecc./ (“Birds resort unto their like: so truth will return to them that practice her.” Ecclesiasticus 27:10) (Latin Vulgate Bible); lower center in black ink: Parus versicolor per noctem tinninat omnem: / At sua vox nulli, iure placere potest.

Provenance

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

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