Folio 31v Illustration detail

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f31v Text: why the hawk is carried in the left hand. The turtle dove.. 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