BETA

‘The God of love & benedicite’

Figure descriptions
Illustration forms a partial border around the hand-drawn poem text and byline. The border covers the top, left, and bottom edges. A woman is centered along the top edge with her arms outstretched. She holds a lit torch in one hand and she wears a loose cloth that drapes around her body from her left shoulder. Wings, which appear to be bird wings, extend outward from behind her. A second figure lies sleeping in front of her with their head resting on their folded arms. A man playing a lute stands on the left edge of the border. Below him, a woman with her back turned to the viewer holds a bunch of flowers. She reaches her hand out to another man, who lies in the bottom-right corner. Plants and flowers grow among the figures. Full page.
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