Folio 70v Commentary

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f70v Text: The saura goes blind, enters a crack in the wall, faces the sun and regains its sight. The stellio or newt has spots over his body. Illustration: The saura is shown crawling through a crack in a wall towards the sun in order to regain his sight. Stellio has spots, but should have legs too. Two initials, type 2. The saura illustration in detail The stellio illustration in detail