Figure descriptions
A woman leans against a wall and rests her chin in her hand. Another women sits on
the floor and plays a lute; her lips are
parted and it appears that she is singing. Pages of sheet music are scattered around
her dress. A third women stands and looks down
at her and holds sheet music. A framed portrait hangs on the wall and a flower and
book lie on the floor. Full-page
illustration.
Historiated and inhabited initial letter “O” from the first word of the poem “Oh”.
A nude figure runs through the center of
the letter and scatters seeds behind him. There is a tree in the background. The letter
is contained within a square border which is
juxtaposed over two flowers. The flowers match the ones that border the poem. 1/32
page.
Flowers and their stems form a border around the poem title and letterpress. Some
parts of the border extend into the poem
space; in these sections, the letterpress is placed around the illustration.
