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User:Kendra Brown/Florius/English MS Latin 11269 01v
Latin 01v
¶ Omnia nata oculis ego linx cernendo sub axe
Vinco mensurans quicquid tentare placeb[ ]
Prudentia
¶ Sum celer in cursu subitosque revolv[am][1] in orbes
Nec me currentem superabunt fulmia[2] tigrim.
Celeritas
Quadrupedum sum fortis apex, audacia
Nam mea quoque polo subsunt. nunc[3] cordis leonem ||[4] vincit
[et superavit][5] quemcumque ergo vocitamus ad arma
Audacia
¶ Quatuor ecce sumus animalia moribus ampla
Quae monuit nam potens Potuit [...] in armis
Esse cupit clarus necnon probitate refulgens
¶ Accipiat documenta sibi(?) / quae cernit o(?)esse
Pectoribus nuncius affixe indicitus. Inde
Ille erit armorum pr(?) doctus inter amicos.
[below doctus: …et (hand M?)]
[around the master, in red:]
Posta mulierum dextri
Posta Dominarum Sinistra
Posta fenestrarum dextra
Posta fenestrarum sinistra
Posta longa
Posta brevis
Tota porta ferea
Media porta ferrea
dens apri
Fortitudo
¶[6]
Pisani-Dossi
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No creature sees better than me, the lynx, Prudence |
[17a-t] Meio de mi lovo cervino non vede creatura Prudentia |
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I, the tiger, am so swift at running and wheeling Celerity |
[17a-a] Iio tigro tanto son presto a corer e voltare Celeritas |
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No one bears a more daring heart than me, the lion, Audacity |
[17a-b] Piu de mi lione non porta cor ardito Audatia[!] |
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We are four animals with these features: |
[17a-c] Noii semo quatro animali de tal conplesione [17a-d] E, chi de nostre vertu hara bona parte |
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Position of the Noblewoman on the right Position of the Windows on the right Extended Position Full Iron Gate |
[17a-f] Posta dominarum dextra Posta fenestrarum dextra Posta ● longha Tota porta ferea |
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I'm the elephant and I carry a castle as cargo, Fortitude |
[17a-e] Ellefant son e uno castello ho per cargho Fortitudo |
English 01v
¶ I, the Lynx, defeat all things born under the heavens by means of [my] discerning eyes,
to try measuring everything will be satisfying
Prudence
¶ I am swift in the course and I will turn those who appear/attack unexpectedly in circles,[7]
and they can't overcome me, the Running Tiger, using lightning.
Swiftness
¶ I, Audacity, am the strong peak of the quadrupeds.
For they are also underneath me by a little bit.
Audacity
- ↑ The final letters are obliterated; the likeliest candidates are "am" or "or"; a reading of "am" supports our interpretation
- ↑ This word does not appear in any dictionary. It must be a misspelling of some word related to lightning such as fulmen or a conjugation of fulminare.
- ↑ This abbreviation can also be read "nec."
- ↑ This punctuation mark is not used elsewhere in the text, and its meaning is not known. It could be a tie-mark indicating a word written in the margin and labeled with this punctuation should be inserted here.
- ↑ These words are not visible in standard photography; this reading is based on ultraviolet imaging.
- ↑ The bottom of the page, including the elephant verse, has been cut off.
- ↑ This reading assumes 'revolvam'. The alternate reading with 'revolvor' would be: I am swift in the course and I am suddenly turned in circles. This requires a reading of 'subitos' as an error for 'subito' because there are no accusative, plural, masculine nouns in this reading that make sense.
