Illustration XX

Saint Serapia

Canto XIII. The Fourth Sphere: The Sun / The Intellect of the Faith (Theologians and Doctors of the Church); Saint Thomas Acquinas Discourses Upon the Wisdom of Solomon

Triumph of Time (fol. 101v)

Matilda of Conossa

Illustration preceeding Third Decades

Poliphilus before the great goddess of love. (Fol. E vi verso)

Book XXXIX.22. Taurilian games {Quarte Decadis Liber Nonus p. CCXLII}

Queen Theodolinda of Lombardy

Canto V. Ascent to the Second Sphere

Book XXX.38-40. Roman deputies return to Rome from Africa {Tertiae Decadis Liber Decimus p. CLXXXI verso}

Book XXVIII.32. Scipio's departure from Carthage {Tertiae Decadis Liber Octavus p. CLXIIII}

Architectural frame, surrounding an emblematical piece of sculpture. This emblem is intended to express the sapient precept - Temper hastiness by keeping seated; check sloth by rising up (Velocitatem sedendo, Tarditatem tempera surgendo). (Fol. h vii recto)