Folio 29v Commentary

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f29v Text: a discursion on the north wind (aquilo). Illustration: This spread-eagled bird is usually referred to as a hawk, preceding its chapter on f30-30v. It may depict the bird spreading its wings to the south wind to facilitate moulting. Could it be alternatively an eagle (aquila), a pun on aquilo the north wind, and a tangible image for the invisible wind? Three initials type 2. The illustration in detail