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Folio 14r f14r Text: Fawn's rennet. The goat. Illustration: The image of the goat in the roundel, scratching his head with his hind leg, is not related to the attributes given in the text which describe him living in high mountains.

Pricking and ruling are visible. In the left margin the letter 'e' is an initial indicator. The initial is type 2.

The illustration in detail

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