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Canto XX. The Fifth Cornice / The Avaricious; Hugh Capet

Book V.16. Consulting the Delphi Oracle to expiate Alban prodigy {Primae Decadis Liber Quintus p. XLV}

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Poliphilus looking through the bower while his mistress Polia is approaching at a distance (fol. i iii verso)

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Canto XVI. The Fifth Sphere: Mars / The Warriors of God; Cacciaguida on Vaingloary of Noble Lineagoe and Illustrious Families of Florence

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Book XXXVIII.49-50. Scipio Asiaticus (Lucius Cornelius Scipio) convicted of embezzling and ordered to prison, his relations contribute to his fine {Quarte Decadis Liber Octavus p. CCXXXVIII verso}