heofon-colu

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heofon-colu, n.n: heat of the sun, literally ‘coals of the heavens’. (HEH-oh-von-KOLL-uh / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌkɔ-lʌ)

Medieval manuscript image of a golden sun with face in a neutral expression; fifteen S-shaped rays extend from it against a blue sky.
Livre de la Vigne nostre Seigneur; France, c. 1450-70; Bodleian Library, MS Douce 134, f. 49v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

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