Inscriptions

Inscription #1759, S. Croce 275 Fra Giuliano Verrocchio

Diplomatic Transcription

+ quem•admodvm•desiderat• /
cervvs•ad•fontes•aqvarvm•ita•desiderat•anima•mea•ad•te•devs•sitivit / •anima•mea•ad•devm•fontem /
•vivm•qvando•veniam•et•apparebo•ante faciem•dei•mccccxlii

Critical Transcription

Quem admodum desiderat cervus ad fontes aquarum ita desiderat anima mea ad te Deus. Sitivit anima mea ad Deum fo(r)tem vivum quando veniam et apparebo ante faciem Dei. MCCCCXLII

Regularized Transcription

Quemadmodum desiderat cervus ad fontes aquarum, ita desiderat anima mea ad te, Deus. Sitivit anima mea ad Deum fortem, vivum; quando veniam, et apparebo ante faciem Dei? MCCCCXLII

Translation

As the hart panteth after the fountains of water; so my soul panteth after thee, O God. My soul hath thirsted after the strong living God; when shall I come and appear before the face of God? 1442

Memorial	S. Croce 275 Fra Giuliano Verrocchio
Taken From	monument
Position	border Ornamental areas of distinct pattern, material, color, or shape around the edge or boundary of something. With regard specifically to tapestries, refers to the areas around the central field outside the inner guard and within the guard that edges the outer sides of the tapestry. For the narrow surfaces showing the 'thickness' or smallest dimension of thin, flat objects, as distinguished from the broad surfaces, see "edges (object components)."
Text Direction
Letterform	Gothic
Languages	Latin
Keywords	scripture a
Database ID	1759

Notes

[a] The border inscription comes from Psalm 41, verses 2 and 3. The translation here comes from the Douay Rheims 1899 American edition.