Folio 18v Commentary

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f18v Text: Dogs of King Garamentes.. Many stories are told of dogs' loyalty to their masters. Comment: The illustration in two panels shows King Garamentes captured by his enemies and rescued by a pack of dogs who fight off his captors. On this page there is pricking for 29 lines with two additional lines added at the bottom by the scribe. The initial indicator 'l' is in the margin. After this page a leaf is missing which probably showed the dog detecting a murderer, the story told on f19r. In Ashmole1511, f26r,f26v, there are two full page illustrations of this subject, each story divided into three panels. The illustration in detail