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Illumination of Psalm XIX: 14 ["Let the words of my mouth…"]
Illumination of Psalm XIX: 14 ["Let the words of my mouth…"]

Illumination of Psalm XIX: 14 ["Let the words of my mouth…"]

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Object Details

Title:
Illumination of Psalm XIX: 14 ["Let the words of my mouth…"]
Date:
1942
Artist:
Medium:
Ink on vellum
Dimensions
12 x 9 in.
Classification
Illuminated Texts
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Helen F. Faust, 2012
Description

[upper right marginalia in red ink]: Psalms XIX:14; [lower left in red ink]: V. Oakley

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