Figure descriptions
Facsimile of the author’s signature: Christina G. Roſssetti. 1/32 page.
Decorated initial letter “L” contained within a double-ruled square border with tripartite
fleurons at each corner. The
interior of the letter is dark and the surrounding frame is white. They are both decorated
with blooming flowers, leaves, and buds.
1/64 page.
A bundle of evergreen twigs ascends from the bottom-centre of the page and up the
centre line. Several tiny stars surround its
upper half. The poem text is separated into six sections. The sections are superimposed
onto the evergreen bundle. They descend the
page, alternating left and right of the centre line. Each section has a single-ruled
border on the top and bottom edges and on the
side adjacent to the centre. 1/2 page.
Raphael’s “Madonna della Granduca” depicts the Madonna holding baby Jesus at her breast.
The Madonna gazes downward and holds
her baby at his chest and his bottom. The baby is nude but his midsection is wrapped
in a cloth. His left hand rests on his mother’s
bosom. Both figures have thin halos. Full-page illustration.
