Medieval Animals

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initial C Psalter, Canterbury ca. 1210-1220.Bodleian Library, MS. Ashmole 1525, fol. 110r

haresGaston Phoebus, Livre de la chasse, Avignon ca. 1375-1400BnF, Français 619, fol. 12v

haresGaston Phoebus, Le Livre de la chasse, Paris ca. 1407NY, Morgan, MS M. 1044, fol. 15v

Wound Manmedical miscellany (‘Wellcome Apocalypse’), Germany 1420London, Wellcom

Museo Barracco - A marble panel with ducks * 10th-11th century AD* originally from Cathedral of Sorr

fuckyeahwallpaintings:Nave of San Zeno Maggiore, Verona, Italy, 12th centuryPhotos: missusdoubleyou

astronomer foxAlmagest, Paris ca. 1309-1316BL, Burney 275, fol. 390v

princesspeterpan:Pyxis, 10th century (950–975 CaliphalSpanish; Made in AndalusiaIvory; H. 4&nb

What are these things? I really don’t know. I was doing my annual tidy-up-the-computer, poking

ladyhawkeApocalypse (‘The Cloisters Apocalypse’), Normandy ca. 1330NY, The Metro

wild donkeysbestiary, France ca. 1230-1260Valenciennes, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 101, fol

The war between cats and mice just got medieval. For over two decades, artist Jeff DeBoer&

Permian Bestiary Previosly I made a series of Bestiaries including animals of the Mesozoic, alo

God blessing the animals he created. Look at all the little details, there’s so much talent he

Giant animals or tiny knights? Like this project? help me create more! Consider supporting me on Ko-

1.Miniature of a centaur, 2. Miniature of a cuttle-fish, 3. Miniature of a porcupine, 4. Miniature o

Bestiary and Fiore de virtu, in italian, MS132, ca. 15th century via Welcome Library, Public Do

by John Bauer 

sca-nerd:I would like to humbly request that more artist redo marginalia in their preferred style, p

spiderinthecupboard: ilastaroth-tayre: who is this graceful medieval noblewoman An aristocat

upennmanuscripts: The sweetest revenge is living well, but dragging one’s enemy along the marg

hedgehog Worksop Bestiary, England c. 1185NY, The Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.81, fol. 10v

batsWorksop Bestiary, England c. 1185NY, The Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.81, fol. 54v

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

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