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Artwork:
Who sends forth his speech to the earth
Date:
First half of the 12th century
Technique:
Miniature
Location:
University of Aberdeen, Historic Collections
Notes:
From the "St. Albans Psalter", created at St. Abans Abbey essentially by Geoffrey de Gorham (or Gorron), Abbot of St. Albans (1119-46). Psalms 147:15, 18: God hurtles downwards. Flying from his mouth is a bird who flies down a shaft to the earth. "Who sends forth his speech to the earth." Earth is depicted as a block of ice surrounded by
melting water.
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