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VI CONTENTS XX. The Fruit of the Tree of Knowledge XXI. The Gourd . XXII. The Pomegranate . XXIII. The Strawberry XXIV. Fruit in Garlands Paradise. Giovanni di Paolo The Queen of Heaven. H. van Evck The Adoration of the Shepherds. H van der Goes La Purissima. Murillo .... The Girlhood of Mary, Virgin. D. G Rossetti List of Authorities Index of Artists Index of Flowers . PAGE 261 268 272 277 279 281 283 285 287 289 291
PLATE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS I. The Virgin in a Strawberry-decorated Mantle (^Lorenzo da San Severino) . . Frontispiece II. The Badge of the Order of the Lily of Navarre . . . To face page 41 III. The Flowers of Heaven {Mosaic of the x^th IV. The ' Century) . . . To face page 41 Enclosed ' Garden of the Virgin (Stefano da Zevio) . . To face page 100 V. Gabriel, crowned with Olive, brings the Message of Reconciliation {Martin Schdngauer) . . . To face page 123 VI. The Crown of Thorns {Zurburafi) To face page 128 VII. The Acanthus of Paradise {Mosaic of the i2,th Century) . . To face page 146 VIII. The Rose of Divine Love rising from A Precious Vessel {Pinturicchio) To face page 169 IX. The Royal Lily Springing from a Humble Vase {Pesello) . . To face page 169 X. The Columbine of the Seven Gifts {Jorg Breu) . . . To face page 188 XI. Saint Barbara with the Royal Lily {The Master of Flemalle) . . To face page 188
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Page 16 and 17: 10 FLORAL SYMBOLISM poverty perhaps
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Page 38 and 39: 32 FLORAL SYMBOLISM It forms the cr
Page 40 and 41: 34 FLORAL SYMBOLISM of the world, a
Page 42 and 43: 36 FLORAL SYMBOLISM the lily of the
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Page 51 and 52: THE LILY 43 sweet and piercing. The
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THE LILY 55 what specially endeared
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THE LILY 57 traditions of Byzantine
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THE LILY 59 plicity. Each artist kn
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THE LILY 6i throwing back its scarl
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THE IRIS 63 holds only white lilies
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THE IRIS 65 used exclusively as the
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THE IRIS 67 the crowns of flowers t
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THE IRIS 69 Philip the Good of Burg
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V THE ROSE Roses, among the Romans,
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THE ROSE 73 But the Church, always
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THE ROSE 75 down upon the redeemed
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THE ROSE ^j holds the crown of thor
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THE ROSE 79 The rose represents Chr
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THE ROSE 8i In the Sarum Book of Ho
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VI THE CARNATION In early German de
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THE CARNATION 85 therefore more in
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THE CARNATION 87 frid Strabo ' and
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GARLANDS OF ROSES 89 Beneath Byzant
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GARLANDS OF ROSES 91 et dans les pe
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GARLANDS OF ROSES 93 Then follows t
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GARLANDS OF ROSES 95 compact little
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GARLANDS OF ROSES 97 picted Heaven
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GARLANDS OF ROSES 99 These hedges i
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Stefaiio da Zevio THE 'ENCLOSED GAR
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' 102 FLORAL SYMBOLISM of the Pope,
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We read in Isaiah : VIII THE COLUMB
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io6 FLORAL SYMBOLISM of Christian s
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io8 FLORAL SYMBOLISM in the foregro
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no FLORAL SYMBOLISM special meaning
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IX THE OLIVE * Strew thrice nine ol
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114 FLORAL SYMBOLISM soul of the de
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ii6 FLORAL SYMBOLISM no novelty, no
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ii8 FLORAL SYMBOLISM have seen, thr
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120 FLORAL SYMBOLISM the hand of th
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122 FLORAL SYMBOLISM times found be
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THE OLIVE 123 One of the putti whic
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THE OLIVE 125 come the savagery of
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THORNS 127 of the Crown of Thorns o
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THE CROWN OF THORNS (Museo Provinci
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130 FLORAL SYMBOLISM which are the
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132 FLORAL SYMBOLISM has no thorns,
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XI THE PALM The Romans took palms f
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136 FLORAL SYMBOLISM the rule of Ju
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138 FLORAL SYMBOLISM branch of the
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140 FLORAL SYMBOLISM of laurel in t
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142 FLORAL SYMBOLISM In this same e
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144 FLORAL SYMBOLISM the Evangelist
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XII THE ACANTHUS One plant, the aca
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THE ACANTHUS 147 the abside, enclos
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THE FLEUR-DE-LYS 149 3. This flower
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THE FLEUR-DE-LYS 151 sorte pour dcu
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THE FLEUR-DE-LYS 153 Louis of Franc
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THE FLEUR-DE-LYS 155 The miniature
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THE FLEUR-DE-LYS 157 Twenty-seven y
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THE FLEUR-DE-LYS 159 it has the set
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THE FLEUR-DE-LYS i6i It was of whit
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THE LILY OF THE ANNUNCIATION 163 se
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THE LILY OF THE ANNUNCIATION 165 ca
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THE LILY OF THE ANNUNCIATION 167 bo
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Piiifuriccliio Photo Alinari THE RO
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170 FLORAL SYMBOLISM of the thirtee
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172 FLORAL SYMBOLISM figures worshi
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174 FLORAL SYMBOLISM The same idea
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176 FLORAL SYMBOLISM on meeting him
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178 FLORAL SYMBOLISM In the famous
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i8o FLORAL SYMBOLISM representation
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i82 FLORAL SYMBOLISM nection, and c
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i84 FLORAL SYMBOLISM ate, till its
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i86 FLORAL SYMBOLISM recognition of
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i88 FLORAL SYMBOLISM lived fashion
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LILY OF THE ANGEL GABRIEL 189 the s
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XVI THE FLOWERS OF THE DIVINITY The
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THE FLOWERS OF THE DIVINITY 193 as
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THE FLOWERS OF THE DIVINITY 195 For
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XVII THE FLOWERS OF THE VIRGIN Ther
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THE FLOWERS OF THE VIRGIN 199 or bl
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THE FLOWERS OF THE VIRGIN 201 offer
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THE FLOWERS OF THE VIRGIN 203 with
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THE FLOWERS OF THE VIRGIN 205 of sy
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THE FLOWERS OF THE VIRGIN 207 are m
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THE FLOWERS OF THE VIRGIN 209 Child
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THE FLOWERS OF THE VIRGIN 211 grows
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THE FLOWERS OF THE VIRGIN 213 empty
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THE FLOWERS OF THE VIRGIN 215 no to
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THE FLOWERS OF THE VIRGIN 217 at th
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XVIII THE LILY OF THE SAINTS The an
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: THE LILY OF THE SAINTS 221 Virgin
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THE LILY OF THE SAINTS 223 were man
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THE LILY OF THE SAINTS 225 obeyed e
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THE LILY OF THE SAINTS 227 pink flo
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THE LILY OF THE SAINTS 229 It was n
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THE LILY OF THE SAINTS 231 present
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THE LILY OF THE SAINTS 233 and coll
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XIX THE VINE The principal of the a
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THE VINE 237 placed reversed round
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THE VINE 239 the Holy Family with S
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FRUIT OF TREE OF KNOWLEDGE 241 Besi
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FRUIT OF TREE OF KNOWLEDGE 243 and
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To face page 245
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246 FLORAL SYMBOLISM human baby, bo
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248 FLORAL SYMBOLISM released souls
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FRUIT OF TREE OF KNOWLEDGE 249 only
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FRUIT OF TREE OF KNOWLEDGE 251 sits
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FRUIT OF TREE OF KNOWLEDGE 253 thou
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FRUIT OF TREE OF KNOWLEDGE 255 of H
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XXI THE GOURD In the works of Crive
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THE GOURD 259 Himself, answering th
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XXII THE POMEGRANATE Neri di Bicci/
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Botticelli THE CHILD WITH THE POMEG
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264 FLORAL SYMBOLISM But possibly t
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266 FLORAL SYMBOLISM Jeremy Taylor,
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XXIII THE STRAWBERRY The strawberry
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270 FLORAL SYMBOLISM emblem of the
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XXIV FRUIT IN GARLANDS Fruit in gen
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274 FLORAL SYMBOLISM there is ever
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276 FLORAL SYMBOLISM hangs above th
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278 These are the values of the flo
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o THE QUEEN OF HEAVEN BY HUBERT VAN
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Hubert van E\ke THE QUEEN OF HEAVEN
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282 which moved the Son to take a h
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IN THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION BY MUR
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Muriilo I'll of (> Anderson THE IMM
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286 II These are the symbols. On th
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LIST OF AUTHORITIES Antony, Joseph,
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INDEX OF ARTISTS Angelico da Fiesol
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INDEX OF FLOWERS Acanthus, Chap. xi
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