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Harley 603 ff. 31v-32 Psalms 57 and 58
Psalms 57 and 58
Description: Pen drawings illustrating Psalm 57: judges seated in a portico (left) with a serpent beneath, approached by a group of men; an angel breaks the teeth of a lion, while the righteous wash their hands (lower right); a candle burns in a large candlestick (centre right);
Psalm 58: dogs in a walled city, with wicked men seated at a table (centre); and the Lord approaches to protect the Psalmist from his enemies. 
Origin: England, S. E. (Canterbury), Christ Church Cathedral Priory 


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