LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



PLATE 



I. The Virgin in a Strawberry-decorated Mantle 

 {Lorenzo da San Severtno) . . Frontispiece 



11. The Badge of the Order of the Lily of 



Navarre . . . To face page 41 



III. The Flowers of Heaven {Mosaic of the i^th 



Century) . . . To face page 41 



IV. The ' Enclosed Garden ' of the Virgin 



[Stefano da Zevio) . . To face page 100 



V. Gabriel, crowned with Olive, brings the 

 Message of Reconciliation {Martin 

 Schbngauer) . . . To face page 123 



VI. The Crown of Thorns {Ziirburan) 



To face page 128 

 VII. The Acanthus of Paradise {Mosaic of the 



13//^ 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 Flimalle) . . To face page 188 



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