| PLATE |
PAGE |
| I. |
The Virgin in a Strawberry-decorated Mantle (Lorenzo da San Severino) |
| Frontispiece |
| II. |
The Badge of the Order of the Lily of Navarre |
41 |
| III. |
The Flowers of Heaven (Mosaic of the 13th Century) |
41 |
| IV. |
The ‘Enclosed Garden’ of the Virgin (Stefano da Zevio) |
100 |
| V. |
Gabriel, crowned with Olive, brings the Message of Reconciliation (Martin Schöngauer) |
123 |
| VI. |
The Crown of Thorns (Zurburan) |
128 |
| VII. |
The Acanthus of Paradise (Mosaic of the 13th Century) |
146 |
| VIII. |
The Rose of Divine Love rising from a Precious Vessel (Pinturicchio) |
169 |
| IX. |
The Royal Lily Springing from a Humble Vase (Pesello) |
169 |
| X. |
The Columbine of the Seven Gifts (Jörg Breu) |
188 |
| XI. |
Saint Barbara with the Royal Lily (The Master of Flémalle) |
188 |
| XII. |
The Fruit of Damnation exchanged for the Fruit of Redemption (Hugo van der Goes) |
245 |
| XIII. |
The Fruit of Heaven relinquished for the Apple of Eden (Memling) |
245 |
| XIV. |
Adam and Eve delivered from Hell (Martin Schöngauer) |
248 |
| XV. |
The Child with the Pomegranate surrounded by Angels with Lilies and Rose-garlands (Botticelli) |
262 |
| XVI. |
Paradise (Giovanni di Paolo) |
278 |
| XVII. |
The Queen of Heaven (Hubert van Eyck) |
280 |
| XVIII. |
The Adoration of the Shepherds (Hugo van der Goes) |
282 |
| XIX. |
The Immaculate Conception (Murillo) |
284 |
| XX. |
The Girlhood of Mary, Virgin (Dante Gabriel Rossetti) |
286 |
