Folio 34r Illustration detail

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f34r Text: the cedars of Lebanon and the sparrows who nest in them.The sparrows are preachers and heads of monasteries, their nests are convents and the cedars, planted by God, are the rich of the world. Illustration: At first sight this is the most enigmatic picture in the book. A woman holding a dove stands in a vesica with six doves in its border. The whole scene is surrounded by an exquisite frame.