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Brooch with 'Verbum Domini manet in Aeternum'
Brooch with 'Verbum Domini manet in Aeternum'
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Description
13th-14th century AD. A flat-section bronze annular brooch with flat pin coiled through a slot, ropework borders, the text reads VEVMBRDONV a garbled version of WERbVM dO[ϕ]NI MAN, an abbreviated form of what would later become the motto of the Lutheran Reformation (when it is frequently reduced to the initials VDMA), Isaiah 40viii: 'Verbum Domini manet in Aeternum' which translates to 'the Word of the Lord endures for eternity'. Cf. Egan, G. & Pritchard, F. Dress Accessories 1150-1450 London, 2002 item 1337 for type. 11 grams, 49mm (2"). Property of a European collector; formerly in a 1970s collection. [No Reserve]
Condition
Fine condition.
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Brooch with 'Verbum Domini manet in Aeternum'

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