The bottom border on f. 26r shows five children catching birds. Some carry them in cages, some are taking them out of cages to use them as bait, and some have already prepared their birds as bait by tying cords to their feet. Finally, one child waits for a bird to enter a half-open cage opposite an owl perched on a cane.
The right side of the border, underneath an inscription reading “virgo”, depicts the sign of the zodiac in the form of a long-haired damsel sitting on the grass with a flower in her right hand. Behind her a wood can be seen. The flower could be a variation of the ear of corn sometimes used to represent this constellation. Late-fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Flemish manuscripts often depicted this sign in the form of a damsel – sometimes looking more like a saint than a zodiacal constellation. On each side of the border is a figure with a blank coat of arms.
The bottom border on f. 26r shows five children catching birds. Some carry them in cages, some are taking them out of cages to use them as bait, and some have already prepared their birds as bait by tying cords to their feet. Finally, one child waits for a bird to enter a half-open cage opposite an owl perched on a cane.
The right side of the border, underneath an inscription reading “virgo”, depicts the sign of the zodiac in the form of a long-haired damsel sitting on the grass with a flower in her right hand. Behind her a wood can be seen. The flower could be a variation of the ear of corn sometimes used to represent this constellation. Late-fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Flemish manuscripts often depicted this sign in the form of a damsel – sometimes looking more like a saint than a zodiacal constellation. On each side of the border is a figure with a blank coat of arms.
Carlos Miranda García-Tejedor
Doctor in History
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