Illustration IV

Book III.48. Virginius kills his daughter, Virginia, to preserve her honor {Primae Decadis Liber Tertius p. XXVIII verso}

Book XXX.12. Massinissa marries Sophonisba, the wife of Syphax and Hasdrubal's daughter {Tertiae Decadis Liber Decimus p. CLXXVI verso}

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The Birth of Saint Jerome

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Illustration III

Sabina Poppaea, Wife of Nero

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Letter L

Canto I. The Dark Wood of Error (Worldliness); The Mount; The Three Wild Beasts

Medallion in the canopy above the queen's throne (fol. f vii verso)