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It is not part of the project to provide a definitive edition of the text of the Bestiary, but to help readers by providing a transcription and translation of the text. Currently the following editorial conventions obtain:
The ram or wether, a virile beast, its etymology. The lamb, a pious creature, its etymology. The he-goat.
The virile ram is shown bounding through its frame, the delicate lamb skips within its roundel.
The excision at the bottom is for the bullock illustration on f.21v. Folio mark of three nested chevrons in top right corner. Margins are visible. Initial indicators in red 'v','a', in right margin. Initial type 2.
COMMENTARY
Text
The sermon on virtue; Sheep. The gentle animal made for sacrifice.
Comment
The illustration of the sheep is excised. Initial type 2.