Medieval animals

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an elephant painted on the side of a wall with trees and mushrooms in it's trunk

UK-based blogger Daniel Holland put together a Twitter thread of drawings of animals dating back to the Middle Ages that are as hilarious in their inaccuracies as they are bizarre.

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an image of a bird with a man's head on it

You’ve seen SCA scrolls with miniatures, but you’ve never seen anything like THESE before! In the interest of keeping this a family-friendly site, we’re only using images that qua…

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an artistic painting with pigs, birds and other animals on it's border is shown

WEIRD MEDIEVAL BESTIARY,FLYING PIGS ,UNICORN AND KILLER RABBIT #pigs #animals #medieval #bestiary #digitalart #vintage #rabbits #monkeys #unicorn #miniatures #fantasy #humor #humour

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a sign with an image of a rabbit holding a flag on it's back

Here at Quirk Books we are of the opinion that medieval manuscripts are among the most amazing works of book art there are. We especially like the manuscripts where weird things happen in the margins. And especially when sweet, innocent animals, such as rabbits, turn into lean, mean killing machines. Who knew that Thumper could be so vicious?

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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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