Ysophagus is componed of tuo tuniclez villulate withinforþ continued with þe pellicle of þe mouþ & vtward carnous which forsoþ is continued with þe pelliclez of þe selfe wombe.
Monthly Archives: January 2014
The deceased in this picture appears to be a fox, which was probably the animal intended to be represented in the original, although, in the copy of it preserved, it looks more like a squirrel. The bier is carried by the goat and the boar, while a little dog underneath is taking liberties with the tail of the latter. Immediately before the bier, the hare carries the lighted taper, preceded by the wolf, who carries the cross, and the bear, who holds in one hand the holy-water vessel and in the other the aspersoir.
Every day is a millennium. Every hour is an era. Every minute spans the start and end of time.
Every day is a millennium. Every hour is an era. Every minute spans the start and end of time.