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Crustacean in image numbered .1., in red ink; shells in image numbered .2., 3., and .4., in red ink: center right in brown ink: L.
Facing page: upper center in red ink: Benedicite Domino omnia opera eius / In omni loco Dominationes ei[us].ps 102. (“Bless the Lord, all his works: in every place of his dominion.” Psalms 102:22) (Latin Vulgate Bible); lower center in violet ink: Nonne dominus fecit sanctos enarrare o[m/n]ia mirabilia sua / quae co[n]firmavit dominus deus o[m]nipotens stabiliri in gloria sua/ Ecc[us]:42. (“Has not the Lord made the saints to declare all his wonderful works, which the Lord Almighty has firmly settled to be established for his glory?” Ecclesiasticus 42:17) (Latin Vulgate Bible)

Provenance

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

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