No doubt we live in challenging times but the 12th century was no picnic either. According to our&nb
No doubt we live in challenging times but the 12th century was no picnic either. According to our Nuremberg Chronicle (published in 1493) in the year 1128 a sow bore a little pig with a human face, a four-footed chicken was hatched, the moon was darkened at night and it appeared as red as blood, and (pictured here) a woman bore a monster having a human face in front and the face of a dog in the back… -- source link
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