Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Bestiary
Iran, Maragheh, 1297-1298 or 1299-1300, and 19th century
MS M.500 fol. 27v

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Fantastic boar with long tusks and blue flames issuing from the tops of its front legs; landscape setting with water, grass and trees, and clouds.
Illustration for chapter on the Porpoise.