Figure descriptions
The illustrated poem title is positioned across the top edge of the illustration in
hand-drawn Gothic lettering. A vegetal
pattern with fleurons, foliates, and small tendrils is interwoven among the letters.
There is an illustrated cityscape beneath the
title, which is partially contained under a semicircular border. The Rouen Cathedral
stands at the center of the cityscape. Its
tallest spire ascends through the sky and breaks the border’s top edge; the spire
forms the left edge of the letter “m” in the word
“climb”. The city extends around the cathedral. Smoke emits from chimneys and nestles
among the roof tops. The waning crescent moon is
visible behind a wisp of dark clouds. The bottom half of the cityscape descends the
page beyond the semicircular border and fades
into the background. The background appears lightly shaded. 3/4 page.
View of a niched wall on the exterior of the Rouen cathedral. Large pillars divide
the wall into three sections, each with
nine decorative recesses (niches). Statues of men and women in long robes are tucked
into the niches. There are two gargoyles at the
top of the middle section. The niche at the center of the middle section has crumbled
away. 1/2-page vignette.
