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"inscription": "Deus in adiutorium meum intende. Domine ad adiuvandum me festina. Gloria Patri, et Filio: et Spiritui sancto. Sicut erat in principio A Beata mater. PS. [Psalm 109:]Dixit Dns Dno meo: sede a dextris meis. Donec ponam inimicos tuos scabellum pedum tuorum. Virgam virtutis tuae emittet Dominus ex Sion: dominare in medio inimicorum tuorum. Tecum principium",
"inscription_translation": "God come to my assistance. O Lord make haste to help me. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost. [Psalm 109:] Our Lord said to my Lord: sit on my right hand. Until I make thine enemies: thy foot-stool. Our Lord will send forth the rod of thy strength from Sion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies",
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"inscription": "...Excelsus super omnes gentes",
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"description": "Leaf from a Book of Hours: Initial D: Massacre of the Innocents (1 of 2 Excised Leaves), c. 1300\u20131330. Northeastern France or Flanders. Ink, tempera and gold on vellum; each leaf: 13 x 9.7 cm (5 1/8 x 3 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 1999.126",
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"description": "These initials introduce the text Deus in adiutorium meum intende (God come to my assistance). The borders include playful animals or humans engaged in assorted activities: a dog catching a hare; a lion; a peacock; and a woman winding yarn. The illuminators of books of hours, like the artists of psalters before them, continued to explore the possibilities suggested by open space on the page in order to showcase their ingenuity and delight the reader.",
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