The #Sun and the #Moon in their chariots. astronomical miscellany, Canterbury ca. 1050. BL, Cotton Tiberius B V/1, fol. 47r.
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The #Sun and the #Moon in their chariots. astronomical miscellany, Canterbury ca. 1050. BL, Cotton Tiberius B V/1, fol. 47r.
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Ride the snail. Pierre Michault, La Dance aux aveigles, France 1466. BnF, Français 1654, 59v.
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Bloody initial T. Zachary of Besançon, Concordia evangelistarum, Abbey of St. Bertin ca. 1160-1170. Bibliothèque d'Agglomération de Saint-Omer, Ms. 30, fol. 106r.
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#Zodiac Man. medical miscellany (‘Wellcome Apocalypse’), Germany 1420. London, Wellcome Library, MS.49, fol. 43v.
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Breakdancing #fox. breviary, France 13th century. Cambrai, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 102, fol. 324r.
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Bed party. Robert Blondel, Des douze Perilz d'enfer, Bourges ca. 1480. BnF, Français 449, fol. 64r.
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The #Dragon and the Woman clothed with the Sun. Alexander Minorita, Expositio in Apocalypsim, Germany 1249-1250. Cambridge University Library, MS Mm.5.31, fol. 76r.
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Skeletal system. medical treatise, England 15th century. BL, Royal 18 A VI, fol. 34v.
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#Lion rider. Summer volume of the Breviary of Renaud/Marguerite de Bar, Metz ca. 1302-1305. Verdun, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 107, fol. 89r.
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Elephant mom and calf. bestiary, France ca. 1230-1260. Valenciennes, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 101, fol. 196r.
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Fallen angels. Georges Chastellain, Miroir de Mort, France 1470. Carpentras, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 410, fol. 9bis.
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Medieval poodle? Biblia porta, France 13th century. Lausanne, Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire de Lausanne, U 964, fol. 354r.
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Biting #devils. #Apocalypse, France 1220-1270. Toulouse, Bibliothèque municipale, Ms 815, fol. 60v.
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Drummer #cat. book of hours, England ca. 1300. Baltimore, Walters Art Museum, Ms. W.102, fol. 78v.
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Running bunny. Summer volume of the Breviary of Renaud/Marguerite de Bar, Metz ca. 1302-1305. Verdun, BM, ms. 107, fol. 8r.
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Saint Margaret and the #Dragon. Les Grandes Heures d'Anne de Bretagne, Jean Bourdichon, Tours or Paris 1503-1508. BnF, Latin 9474, fol. 205v.
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Hammertime (Jael and Sisera). Biblia porta, France c. 1290. Lausanne, Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire de Lausanne, U 964, fol. 76v.
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Hey pig, go back! it’s a trap! Bartholomeus Anglicus, ‘Livre des propriétés des choses’ (‘De proprietatibus rerum’, French translation of Jean Corbechon), Paris 1447. Amiens, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 399, fol. 157v.
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Monkey hugging a kitten. gradual, Valenciennes 16th century. Douai, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 109, fol. 1r.
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