"Ignis Davidi Oraculum"
"Ignis Davidi Oraculum"
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- Description
- "Ignis Davidi Oraculum" illustrates a burning altar described in a passage from First Chronicles (Chapter XXI, Verse 26). It was published in the Physica Sacra (Augsburg, 1731-1735), a literal interpretation of the bible created by Johann Jakob Scheuchzer (1672-1733), a Swiss physician and naturalist.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Measurements
- overall: 14 3/4 in x 8 3/4 in; 37.465 cm x 22.225 cm
- ID Number
- PH.329956
- catalog number
- 329956
- accession number
- 287881
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- Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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