Folio 31v Commentary

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f31v Text: domestic and wild hawks; how the hawk should moult.. Illustration: A pair of turtle doves on top of a symmetrical tree. The text on f32r refers to the female turtle dove's chaste devotion to her mate, even when widowed. So, the illustration refers to the birds' faithful marriage. The dove's fidelity is only a legend. Three initials type 2, colour indicator (V) for the vermilion initials 'A' and 'T'. The spacious initial 'P' is squeezed around the text and overlaps the frame of the illustration. The illustration in detail