Letter Q

Canto XX. The Fifth Cornice / The Avaricious; Hugh Capet

Initial I

Book XXI.52. Scipio sends troops into the lands between Trebia and Po for plunder {Tertiae Decadis Liber Primus p. XCIX}

Canto XXIV. The Eighth Sphere: The Fixed Stars – The Triumph of Christ; Saint Peter Examines Dante on Faith

Tripod with three naked boys standing upon a pedestal supported by lions' feet (fol. g recto)

Canto XXVII. Circle 8: Bolgia 9 / The Sowers of Discord; Dante Describes the Condition of Romagna to Guido da Montefeltro

Book VIII.40. Minucia, a vestal virgin, is buried alive at Colline Gate for incest {Primae Decadis Liber Octavus p. LXX}

Illustration LIII

Saint Galla Placidia (fol. CXVIII)

Capitulo XXXIII. On matins and the hours and way to say the divine office

The torch of Polia extinguished in the altar, which resembles a fountain with its cover kept open (fol. o i recto)

Book III.8. Hernicians announce that the enemy has crossed into their frontiers {Libro Deca Prima Cap. XVI}