19-02-2021, 03:19 PM
The explanation the Bodleian Library gives is
"The text prefaced with a painted frontispiece on four levels: the signs of the zodiac, twelve men exhibiting the influence of these constellations, the stars (or planets generally), and seven men with rays shining on them exhibiting the appropriate influence"
and they surly are right. The text directly under the frontispiece is a dedication to John of Bedford.
"The text prefaced with a painted frontispiece on four levels: the signs of the zodiac, twelve men exhibiting the influence of these constellations, the stars (or planets generally), and seven men with rays shining on them exhibiting the appropriate influence"
and they surly are right. The text directly under the frontispiece is a dedication to John of Bedford.