Our fourth different medieval anthus is again from a 1287 edition of "Der Naturen Bloeme". All the images I have been able to find of the anthus have been from "Der Naturen Bloeme" or "Liber de natura rerum". #medievalbeasts #medievalmanuscripts #anthus

The medieval anthus was said to eat grass which was the reason it was in such conflict with the horse. This anthus is yet another style of bird. It dates from 1350 and is from another edition of "Der Naturen Bloeme" by Jacob van Maerlant (c1235-c1291). #medievalbeasts #medievalmanuscripts #anthus

This particular anthus from an early 14th century manuscript of "Der Naturen Bloeme" looks like a parrot highlighting the extreme vagueness of the bird's description in medieval manuscript. #medievalbeasts #medievalmanuscripts #anthus

Our medieval creature this week is the anthus. It is described as a small bird which fought horses as in this 13th century illustration from "Liber de natura rerum" by Thomas de Cantimpré (1201-c1272). #medievalbeasts #medievalmanuscripts #thomasdecantimpré #anthus