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or âspeech scrollâ extending from each manâs mouth. The scrolls show the friar saying âOre feres bien e nettement car mustre serra a riche gentâ (âNow do well and thoroughly for it will be shown to important peopleâ), to which the artisan replies âSi frai voyre e Deux me doynt vivere Nonkes ne
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veyses un autretel Liuereâ (âI will do so truly, if God grants me to live; never will you see another such bookâ). The nature of the exchange, together with the miniatureâs placement at the opening of the codexâi.e., at f. 1r, functioning as a
332:â. According to Roscoeâs letter, the auctioneer Winstanley âbought from a Catholic priest ⊠for ÂŁ28â, and Roscoe could purchase it on Cokeâs behalf for ÂŁ30. Apparently Coke agreed: a note added on a
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background with vine and oak leaves, fleur-de-lis, and floral motifs, and the captions open with enlarged decorative
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friar. Occupying the manuscriptâs opening leaf is a miniature depicting a friar standing next to a seated
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