Folio 7v - Lion, continued

Folio 8r - Lions, continued. Tigris/ the tiger.

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Characteristics of the lion.

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Pricking and ruling visible.

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The lion's enemies. The tiger.

Illustration

The horseman has stolen a cub and has been pursued by the tiger. The thief can stop the tiger by a trick: he throws down a glass sphere and the tiger, seeing its own reflection, stops to nurse the sphere like a cub. She ends by losing both her revenge and her child.

Comment

The reflective glass sphere appears to be painted with tarnished silver. There is a '*' on the top right corner to indicate the second folio of quire B. Pricking and ruling are clearly indicated. In the right margin, a small cross, four lines above the image, and initial indicator 't' at lower right. Initial type 2.