Figure descriptions
An old bearded man stands between a young and an old woman. The man is identified
in the illustration caption as the
seneschal. He wears a black cap and long decorated robes. An ornamental chain hangs
from his shoulders, and he wears a satchel on a
belt around his waist. The young woman stands at the left side of the illustration.
She wears a knee-length dress with a smock as
well as a scarf in her hair. The old woman wears a veil, a floor-length dress, and
a smock. She holds a pouch and keys at her waist.
The poem text identifies the young woman and the old woman as Jemima, the maid, and
Dame Jampot, the housekeeper. 1/5
page.
Three identical women stand together. The poem text identified the women as three
baby’s nurses, Priscilla, Prudence, and
Pandora. The woman at the center of the illustrated scene cradles a baby and holds
the baby’s right arm. The other two women look at
the baby. The woman on the left holds her arms out toward the baby. The three women
all wear floor-length dresses and aprons,
glasses, and large billowy hats. 1/6 page.
A woman stands in full-length profile view while cradling a baby to her chest. She
and the baby are both shrouded in a
translucent cloak. Her long hair flows down her back. 1/6 page.
A man stands and holds his left arm up to the right side of his chest. A cape drapes
across his torso and down his back. The
man grabs the cape at his side with his right hand. The man is dressed in a decorative
tunic and he wears a plume hat. He has long
hair and a moustache. 1/6 page.
Saint George stands and points his sword at the skull of a slain dragon. He holds
his shield in the air. A second man gestures
toward the dragon while a third man crouches behind him. A woman stands at the left
side of the illustration and looks down upon the
dragon. She wears a flowing white dress and floral garlands. The dragon’s tail is
wrapped around a tree in the foreground. There are
additional trees in the background. Full-page illustration contained within a single-ruled
border.
A knight stands in the middle of a group of five women. He stands in profile view
and gestures toward a woman at the right
side of the illustration. The woman meets his gaze while holding his sword in front
of her upper body. One of the women who stands
behind him holds his shield in front of her lower body. The knight’s breastplate features
a cross and a dragon decorates his
shield. The women wear identical dresses and hairstyles. 1/3 page.
A woman and a man in formal, Egyptian-style dress stand next to a doorway. The woman
leans one arm on the man’s shoulder and clasps her hands. The man holds his hands
in front of his body. Both figures look toward an old, bearded man who stands in the
open doorway. The
old man wears a Nemes headdress and holds a staff. He is identified in the poem caption
as Sethos. 1/6 page.
Two young women in Egyptian-style dress stand in front of a decorated window sill.
The first woman leans backward and places
her hand on the edge of the window sill. The second woman stands beside her and is
depicted in profile view. She holds the first
woman’s left hand with her left hand and places her right hand on the woman’s shoulder.
The two women wear similar flowing dresses
with hip scarves and decorated hems. The first woman wears a small crown and the second
woman wears a headband. There are
hieroglyphic markings on the window sill and buildings are visible in the distance.
A single bird flies in the sky. 1/6
page.
A bearded man stands facing a young woman. Both figures wear Egyptian-style dress;
the man wears a Nemes headdress and the
woman wears a small crown. The man holds a decorated urn in front of his body with
two hands. The woman looks into the man’s eyes as
she places one hand into the urn. There is a second urn in the background. 1/6 page.
A knight stands before a woman who is tied to a stake. The knight takes a broad stance;
he holds up his shield and holds his sword at
the ready. The woman wears a flowing dress and a floral crown. Her hands are tied
behind her back and she looks directly at the
knight. A single bird flies in the sky. 1/6 page.
