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Folio 96r Illustration detail

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f96r illustration detail f96 Text: The mermecoleon, based on the description of an oyster producing a pearl. Illustration: A poor sketch by the same hand as f94. The open stone, lying on green water, takes in the heavenly dew in order to grow a pearl.

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