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Christ and Ecclesia (fol. 267r)
[ca. 1260]
Initial 'O' encloses a scene of Christ speaking to Ecclesia, crowned, symbolising the New Covenant.
Solomon speaking to a prophet (fol. 264v)
[ca. 1260]
Initial 'V' encloses a scene of King Solomon, crowned, speaking to a prophet. The border has a bird and a head of a grotesque or an animal.
Solomon instructing Rehoboam (fol. 147v)
[ca. 1260]
Initial 'A' encloses the scene of King Solomon, wearing a crown and holding a feather quill and an ink bottle (?), teaching Rehoboam, who is holding a book.
Solomon instructing Rehoboam (fol. 256r)
[ca. 1260]
Initial 'P' encloses the scene of King Solomon, wearing a crown, teaching Rehoboam, who is holding a book. It is further decorated with a deer (?) head. The initial 'I' is decorated with a hybrid of a...
Abishag and Bathsheba before David (fol. 122v)
[ca. 1260]
Initial 'R' encloses the scene of Abishag and Bathsheba before the old King David, who lies in his sickbed. Bathsheba and David wear crowns. Abishag, known for her beauty, was chosen as a helper to Ki...
The English secretorie, or, Plaine and direct method, for the enditing of all manner of epistles or letters, as well familliar as others, destinguished by their diversities under their severall titles : the like whereof hath never hitherto beene published : studiouslie, now corrected, refined & amended, in far more apt & better sort then before, according to the authors true meaning, delivered in his former edition : togeather (also) with the second part then left out, and long since promised to be performed : also, a declaration of all such tropes, figures or schemes, as either usually, or for ornament sake, are in this method required : finally, the partes and office of a secretorie, in like maner, amplie discoursed, all which to the best and easiest direction that may be, for young learners and practizers, are now, newlie, wholelie and joyntly published
Day, Angel (fl. 1575-1595)
1592
Signatures: A², B-Y⁴, [A]², B-U⁴. Numerous errors in paging. Second part has special t.p.: The second part of the English secretory : conteyning judiciall and familliar epistles. Last part a...