Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Bestiary
Northern Italy, ca. 1290
MS M.459 fol. 8v

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Bestiaire d'Amour: Asp stopping Ear -- Man wearing hat, playing rebec, is seated on mound next to tree. Serpent, as lizard, on other side of tree curls tail up over its back, with end of tail in right ear.
Bestiaire d'Amour: Blackbird -- Blackbird in, or before, building with barred windows, surmounted by banner; wellhead at right.