Illustration XVIII

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Emblematic devices (fol. d vii recto)

Triumph of Fame (fol. 60v)

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Canto XIII. The Fourth Sphere: The Sun / The Intellect of the Faith (Theologians and Doctors of the Church); Saint Thomas Acquinas Discourses Upon the Wisdom of Solomon

The Statue of Venus, of precious sardonyx, placed upon the Tomb of Adonis.

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Book XXIII.44-45. Battle of Nola {Tertiae Decadis Liber Tertius p. CXX}; Same woodcut used for Book XXV.20. Romans trick people of Tower of Galeaga to receive Damippus {Tertiae Decadis Liber Quintus p. CXXXIV verso}

Philip and his party arrive in Athens {Libro Deca Quarta Cap. XLI}

Relief on the triumphal car. The King and three women offering two eggs in the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. Two priests of Apollo are standing on the right. A tablet bears the anwswer of the oracle - Uni gratum mare, Alterum gratum mari

Ch. 40. On the care which must be given to nuns who are ill

Canto XXXII. The Tenth Sphere: The Empyrean; Saint Bernard; The Virgin Mary; The Thrones of the Blessed