Canto XVIII. The Fourth Cornice / The Slothful; Abbot of San Zeno

Illustration I

Polia in the temple of Venus (D recto)

Ch. 19. On the purification of the provost and the sisters by the bishop

Initial M from Lactantius, Divinarum Institutionum Adversus Genteis, de falsa religione, etc. Used by Bernardino and Matteo Veneti in Venice and Rome, 1492-1510

Ch. 4. On charity and humility

Playing Card: Skeleton

Saint Mary the Egyptian

Poliphilus meeting at the gate of the venerable matron, followed by her six young female attendants (fol. viii verso)

Relief on the triumphal car. The Rape of Europa. (fol. k iiii recto)

Illustration XXX

Book VI. 4-5. Romans busy rebuilding territories (Temple of Mars?) {Primae Decadis Liber Sextus p. LII verso}

Continuation of the Ceremony in the Temple of Venus (fol. o iiii recto)