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an artistic painting with animals and butterflies on it

WEIRD MEDIEVAL BESTIARY COMBAT,7 HEADED APOCALIYPTIC BEAST WITH TEN HORNS,UNICORN FIGHTING MONKEY WARRIOR,GIANT BUTTERFLIES #apocalypse #medievalbestiary #unicorn #monkey #fantasy #animals #monsters #war #combat #legend #apocalyptic #mythology #digitalart

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an image of two animals in the middle of a circular design with leaves on it

The Three Hares is not found in the medieval bestiary but much like The Pelican in her Piety it is a common motif in medieval church carvings. Its meaning is something of a mystery and depictions of it in medieval art have been found as far west as Devon, England and as far East Dunhuang, China. This image was the only one cut from a lino plate while the others have been made to look like linocuts. The plate itself was about 11 inches in diameter which is pretty colossal for a linocut and…

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a painting of an animal on top of a boat with the word chicago written above it

The Pantheon is a creature with origins in Medieval European mythology, legend and folklore. In particular, accounts of its existence arise within Medieval European heraldry, and coats of arms. Its name originates with the Greek 'pan' meaning 'all' and 'theos' meaning 'god' or 'divinity' (thus...

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an image of a rabbit playing the trumpet with flowers and leaves on it's side

Many of our readers will already be familiar with our Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts, a resource which enables you to search by shelfmark, keyword, or date, as well as by more advanced fields such as language and provenance. We thought it was about time to give a reminder that all...

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