Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Bestiary
Northern Italy, ca. 1290
MS M.459 fol. 6v

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Bestiaire d'Amour: Raven and Corpse -- Raven, standing on recumbent body of man, pecks at his eye, bleeding.
Bestiaire d'Amour: Lion and Prey -- Next to bleeding stag on ground, lion, standing on hind feet, looks toward man, hands raised, looking back over his right shoulder at the lion.
Bestiaire d'Amour: Lion and Prey -- Lion, astride bleeding deer, bites its neck. Behind the lion, man walks with back turned to lion, carrying draped rod over right shoulder.