Signature b3v
Folio 11v, Quire b
British Library, London — C.60.o.12
HIGH
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Index Entry
“glaceosa”
consist of rather prosaic lists of
greenery. Once the discourse has calmed to the level of a simple list, Poliphilo is jolted out
of his reverie – and this section of description is ended – by the appearance of a wolf, another
intense mirabilium (a7v). Immediately after encountering the wolf, Poliphilo comes upon the
description of the Great Pyramid, a new kind of mirabilium, and discussion abruptly shifts
from botany to architecture, with architectural descriptions continuing from (a7v-b...
Russell, PhD Thesis, p. 127 (Ch. 6)
Index Entry
“glaceosa”
consist of rather prosaic lists of
greenery. Once the discourse has calmed to the level of a simple list, Poliphilo is jolted out
of his reverie – and this section of description is ended – by the appearance of a wolf, another
intense mirabilium (a7v). Immediately after encountering the wolf, Poliphilo comes upon the
description of the Great Pyramid, a new kind of mirabilium, and discussion abruptly shifts
from botany to architecture, with architectural descriptions continuing from (a7v-b...
Russell, PhD Thesis, p. 127 (Ch. 6)