Figure descriptions
Illustrated poem page. The poem title appears in hand-drawn lettering on a folded
ribbon in the top-left corner of the
illustration. Below the poem title, the poem text is let in to the blank space of
an illustrated scroll. The section to the right of
the scroll depicts four men and an angel who blows on a horn. The first of the four
men wears a laurel crown; the second figure has
fabric slung diagonally over his shoulder; the third figure is dressed in full knight’s
armour. The first three men look up toward
the angel. The fourth man wears a flat cap and has his sleeves rolled. He looks down
and reaches toward a wheel and a set of gears
at the left side of the illustrated section. The section below the scroll depicts
three labourers, two of whom wear head wraps. The
first man reaches toward an indistinct object; he appears to be preparing to lift
the object; the second man extends his arm
backwards to grip the end of a long, straight tool, which he points toward the ground;
the thirds man holds a scythe over his
shoulder. A third smaller illustrated section appears to the right of the labourers.
It features seven separate hands reaching
toward a pile of small, circular objects that look like coins. The previously described
sections are all separated by a thorny vine,
which winds throughout the page, delineating sections and forming a partial border.
The vine sprouts flowers at the top-left corner
of the illustration to the left of the poem title. Full page.
