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References

 

Refer to "Huswifery"

The spinning wheel spun fibers into yarn

Spinning Wheel (with a foot treadle to turn the wheel)

The Distaff (upper left) holds the fibers to be spun into yarn.

The fiber is caught on one of the Flyer's (the U-shaped "fork") hooks, which winds it around the Spool.

The reel (on the "seat") receives the finished yarn.

 
   

Earlier type spinning wheel: The wheel is turned by hand to turn the spool

 
   

A hand loom:

Refer to "Huswifery"

The "quills" are the spools of the loom.

   

The Web is the fabric formed from the weaving process

 
   

Knot Garden design: a garden in the shape of a "knot"

 

     

Refer to "On Wedlock and the Death of Children"

"A Curious Knot God made in Paradise.../and set with all the flowres of Graces dress...

The Slips here planted, gay and glorious grow.../Here Primrose, Cowslips, Roses, Lilies

blow,/With Violets and Pinkes that voide perfumes."

 
   

Refer to the Preface to God's Determinations

Who Lac'd and Filleted the earth so fine,

With Rivers like green Ribbons Smaragdine?

Who made the seas its Selvedge...?

 

 

Angel coin. St. Micheal is pictured

 

Angel Coin

Refer to Meditation 6, First Series, Preparatory Meditations

If thy bright Image do upon me stand

I am a Golden Angell in thy hand.

Lord, make my Soule thy Plate: thine Image bright

Within the Circle of the same enfoil.

And on its brim in golden Letters write

Thy Superscription in an Holy Style...

Let me thy Angell be....

 

 
   
American Literature Survey I: Ron Tranquilla
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