Book Title: Partheneia sacra ; or, The mysterious and delicious garden of the sacred parthens : symbolically set forth and enriched with pious devises and emblemes for the entertainement of devout soules ; contriued al to the honour of the incomparable virgin Maire / by H. A.

Author: Hawkins, Henry, 1571?-1646

Image Title: The Poesie

Scripture Reference:

• Song of Songs 1 (further images / scripture text)

Description: A woman prays to the Holy Spirit who communicates back to Yahweh (right). A bird sits in some mountains (left). A Latin inscription reads NIGRA SUM SED FORMOSA (“I am black but beautiful” from Song of Solomon 1). The blackness on the left side of the image illustrates Jesus’s suffering on the cross, while the dove descending on praying figure on the right shows Mary’s faithfulness through that suffering.

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