Re: VMs: Re: Catoblepas

[Andrew Sweeney <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks, Dana.

I believe the question is twofold: why did the author of the VMS 
include the figure, and what meaning does the figure add to the folio?

I assume the figure is a commentary on the moral character of the 
figure immediately below it: "She's as _____ as a catoblepas." What the 
moral connotations of the catoblepas are, I don't know. I assume it has 
moral connotations because it was commonly found in bestiaries, which 
often made moral points about the animals depicted therein.

I believe the author of the VMS included the figure because it was in 
the source material. The coarse workmanship of the VMS makes me think 
it was a private chapbook.

Regards,
Andrew

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