Frontispiece Portrait of Sir William Davenant.

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Chapter 2

Illustration 1. Diagram of a pulley inscribed “the greate wheeles have 36 coges/ the lesser have 6 only”. © Devonshire Collection, Chatsworth, reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees.

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Illustration 2. The Masque of Queens. The House of Fame. © Devonshire Collection, Chatsworth, reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees.

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Illustration 3. Love Freed from Ignorance and Folly. © Devonshire Collection, Chatsworth, reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees.

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Illustration 4. Vision of Delight. © Devonshire Collection, Chatsworth, reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees.

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Illustration 5. Masque of Augurs. Sketch for Jove with the senate of gods in clouds. © Devonshire Collection, Chatsworth, reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees.

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