Folio 36v Commentary

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f36v Text: the magpie. Magpies chatter, sounding like humans. The woodpecker. Illustration: Four young hoopoe, rhythmically placed in a roundel, clean the eyes and pluck the feathers of their ageing parent. The illustration is pricked for pouncing. The splendid initial 'P' is type 3. This page is particularly dirty and furry in texture with a possible sketch in the margin. initial indicator 'P' at bottom left of illustration. The illustration in detail The initial illustration in detail