Medieval Animals

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monkey hugging a kittengradual, Valenciennes 16th century.Douai, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 109, f

listen up, piglets!Gaston Phoebus, Le Livre de la chasse, Paris ca. 1407NY, Morgan, MS M. 1044, fol.

harping monkey‘Gillion de Trazegnies’, Flanders after 1464LA, Getty, Ms. 111, fol. 150v

catPeterborough Bestiary, Peterborough c. 1300-1310Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 53, fol. 19

medieval Cheshire CatChansonnier de Jean de Montchenu, Savoy ca. 1475BnF, Rothschild 2973, fol. 19v

Noah’s ArkPsalter of Saint Louis and Blanche of Castile, France ca. 1225-1250Paris, Bibliothèq

The Thinker MonkeyBreviary of Mary of Savoy, Lombardy ca. 1430Chambéry, Bibliothèque municipale, ms

wolfGaston Phoebus, Livre de la Chasse, Brittany ca. 1430-1440LA, Getty, Ms. 27, fol. 23v

giraffetravel miscellany (based on John Mandeville), Saxony 15th centuryStaatsbibliothek zu Berlin,

snail huntLivre des merveilles du monde, France c. 1460NY, The Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.461

cavemenLe secret de l'histoire naturelle, France ca. 1480-1485BnF, Français 22971, fol. 13r

wildlife of Malabarcompilation of the travel writings (including Marco Polo, John Mandeville, Odoric

larsdatter:What are these strange, fantastical creatures? Elephants.These illustrators from the 12th

Medieval capitals and reliefs* Germany, 12th century* Schnütgen  museum, Köln / “Expedition Mittelal

Griffin, British Library, Harley MS 4751, Folio 7v

initial ‘R’Hours of Charles of Angoulême, France ca. 1475-1500BnF, Latin 1173, fol. 5r

nice horn‘The Maastricht Hours’, Liège 14th centuryBL, Stowe 17, fol. 90v

Fear not.  Your Knight in shining armor is here.

discardingimages:haresGaston Phoebus, Le Livre de la chasse, Paris ca. 1407NY, Morgan, MS M. 1044, f

inacom:Beato de Silos. Illuminated Manuscript - Spain (Silos), 1109 The British Library. Depiction o

apesDe Natura animalium, Cambrai ca. 1270Douai, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 711, fol. 8r

owl bishoppsalter and hours, Ghent ca. 1315-1325Baltimore, Walters Art Museum, W.82, fol. 184r

bishop boar on a camelbook of hours,  Provence, ca. 1440-1450NY, Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.3

f-featherbrain:Al-Andalus: The Art of Islamic SpainThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1992

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