Folio from a Bestiary and Herbal
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"Hawk on Perch", Folio from a Bestiary and Herbal
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Folio from a Bestiary and Herbal
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Folio from a Bestiary and Herbal
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Pelicans from BL Harley 4751, f. 46
Detail of a miniature of pelicans (Pelicano). On the left side of the miniature, the pelican kills one of its young; on the right, it revives it by feeding it his blood. Image taken from f. 46 of Bestiary, wit... More
Mastiffs from BL Royal 12 F XIII, f. 29v
Detail of a two-part miniature of mastiffs guarding sheep. Image taken from f. 29v of Bestiary (ff. 3-141), Lapidary (ff. 141v-149). Written in Latin and French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known ... More
Animals from BL Harley 4751, f. 2v
Detail of miniature of animals. Image taken from f. 2v of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manusc... More
Eagles from BL Harley 4751, f. 25v
Miniature of eagles, one holding a fish, illustrating the text that when it is young the eagle can see fish in the sea from a great height; but when it gets old its eyes become dim, so it flies towards the sun ... More
Plants from BL Harley 1585, ff. 51v-52
Miniatures of plants. Image taken from ff. 51v-52 of Medical miscellany of a pharmacopeial compilation, including a herbal and bestiary illustrating the pharmocopeial properties of animals (see Notes). Written ... More
Swan from BL Harley 4751, f. 41v
Miniature of a Swan (Olor), with a fish in its beak. Image taken from f. 41v of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collect... More
Unicorn from BL Harley 4751, f. 6v
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Phoenix from BL Harley 4751, f. 45
Detail of a miniature of a phoenix burning, illustrating the text that when it felt that it was growing old, it would make its own funeral pyre, and allow itself to be consumed in the flames, which it fanned wi... More
Asp from BL Harley 4751, f. 61 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Miniature of an asp and a man, illustrating the text that the asp puts one ear against the ground, and blocked its other ear with the tip of its tail, so that it could not hear a snake-charmer's spell. Image ta... More
Siren from BL Harley 4751, f. 47v
Detail of a miniature of the siren (Syrene) or mermaid who holds a fish, and the prow of a boat with two men in it, one rowing. Image taken from f. 47v of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Iri... More
Detail from BL Harley 4751, f. 51v
Detail Image taken from f. 51v of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the Britis... More
Vipers from BL Harley 4751, f. 60
Miniature of a viper, birthing its babies through its side. Image taken from f. 60 of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a c... More
Vipers from BL Harley 4751, f. 60
Detail of a miniature of a viper, birthing its babies through its side. Image taken from f. 60 of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" r... More
Dragon and elephant from BL Harley 4751, f. 58v
Detail of a miniature of a dragon attacking an elephant. Image taken from f. 58v of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a col... More
Hyena from BL Harley 4751, f. 10
Detail of a miniature of a hyena (Yena) devouring a human corpse, which it pulls from a tomb. Image taken from f. 10 of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. Written in Latin. The "B... More
Cats and mice from BL Harley 4751, f. 30v
Detail of a miniature of cats, and a mouse; below, a miniature of a mouse stealing eucharistic wafers. Image taken from f. 30v of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. Written in Lati... More
Hawking from BL Harley 4751, f. 49
Miniature of men and hawks catching ducks. Image taken from f. 49 of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medi... More
Image from BL Harley 4751, f. 55
Image taken from f. 55 of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Librar... More
Image from BL Harley 4751, f. 37
Image taken from f. 37 of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Librar... More
Detail: Swordfish from BL YT 19, f. 48
Miniature of a swordfish, in the Bestiary portion of Brunetto Latini's Le Livre du Trésor. Image taken from f. 48 of Li Livres dou Tresor. Written in French. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British coll... More
Horses from BL Harley 4751, f. 27
Detail of a miniature of three horses. Image taken from f. 27 of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval... More
Bonnacon and apes from BL Harley 4751, f. 11
Miniature of hunters spearing a bonnacon, and protecting themselves from its burning dung with a shield. In the roundel below: miniature of a mother ape climbing a tree and trying to escape from hunters, with... More
Basilisk from BL Harley 4751, f. 59
Detail of a miniature of a basilisk, with snakes. Image taken from f. 59 of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection ... More
Donkey from BL Harley 4751, f. 25
Detail of a miniature of a donkey (Asinus) prompted towards a water wheel by a man with a stick and a whistle. Image taken from f. 25 of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. Written ... More
Apes from BL Harley 4751, f. 11
Detail of a miniature of a mother ape climbing a tree, attempting to escape from hunters, with one baby in front and a second on her back. Image taken from f. 11 of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambren... More
Unicorn from BL Harley 4751, f. 6v
Miniature of men killing a unicorn that has been lured into a maiden's lap. Image taken from f. 6v of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscrip... More
Antelope from BL Harley 4751, f. 5v
Miniature of an antelope and a man with an axe. The antelope has caught its saw-like antlers in a shrub, giving a hunter the chance to kill it. Image taken from f. 5v of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus C... More
House martins from BL Harley 4751, f. 37v
Detail of a miniature of house martins diving for mud (although the birds depicted are coloured more like swallows). Image taken from f. 37v of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. W... More
Herons from BL Harley 4751, f. 41
Detail of mniature of herons (Ardea). This image can be interpreted in two ways: the herons can be seen as a group of three, standing together eating eels. Alternatively, it can be interpreted as a single he... More
Phoenix from BL Harley 4751, f. 45
Detail of a miniature of a phoenix biting a branch. Image taken from f. 45 of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collectio... More
Monoceros (unicorn) from BL Harley 4751, f. 15
Detail of a miniature of a monoceros (unicorn). Image taken from f. 15 of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of... More
Monoceros (unicorn) from BL Harley 4751, f. 15
Miniature of a monoceros (unicorn). Image taken from f. 15 of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval ma... More
Panther from BL Harley 4751, f. 4
Detail of a miniature of a panther. Image taken from f. 4 of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval man... More
Reptiles from BL Harley 4751, f. 62
Miniatures of two kinds of reptiles (Scicalis and Anphivena). Image taken from f. 62 of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a... More
Pelicans from BL Harley 4751, f. 46
Miniature of pelicans (Pelicano). On the left side of the miniature, the pelican kills one of its young; on the right, it revives it by feeding it his blood. Image taken from f. 46 of Bestiary, with extracts f... More
Image from BL Harley 4751, f. 13v
Image taken from f. 13v of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Libra... More
Beavers from BL Harley 4751, f. 9v
Detail of a miniature of beavers (Castor) with hunters, illustrating the text that the beavers' testicles had healing properties, and that the animals would bite them off in order to escape capture. Image taken... More
Cow from BL Harley 4751, f. 23 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Miniature of woman milking a cow, who is licking its calf. Image taken from f. 23 of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a co... More
Phoenix from BL Harley 4751, f. 45
Miniature of a phoenix biting a branch, and below, burning, illustrating the text that when it felt that it was growing old, it would make its own funeral pyre, and allow itself to be consumed in the flames, wh... More
Animal from BL Eg 613, f. 38v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Miniature of an animal. Image taken from f. 38v of Bestiary. Written in French. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-1617), 1st Viscount Brackley, was a lawyer... More
Caladrius from BL Harley 4751, f. 40
Detail of a miniature of a caladrius perching at the bedside of a king, illustrating the text that states that the bird has the power to foretell whether an ill patient will live or die. If the bird turns its... More
Cranes from BL Harley 4751, f. 39
Detail of a miniature of cranes , illustrating the text that cranes took it in turns to sleep: in this miniature, four cranes are sleeping while the fifth stands on one leg with a stone held in its other claw s... More
Salamanders from BL Harley 4751, f. 33v
Detail of a miniature of salamanders (Salamandra). Image taken from f. 33v of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collectio... More
Cow from BL Harley 4751, f. 23 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Detail of a miniature of woman milking a cow, who is licking its calf. Image taken from f. 23 of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" re... More
Bonnacon from BL Harley 4751, f. 11
Detail of a miniature of hunters spearing a bonnacon, and protecting themselves from its burning dung with a shield. Image taken from f. 11 of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. Wr... More
Two parrots from BL Harley 4751, f. 39v
Detail of a miniature of two green birds, like parrots. Image taken from f. 39v of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a coll... More
Geese from BL Harley 4751, f. 54
Public domain scan of manuscript, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library in Lon... More
Beavers from BL Harley 4751, f. 9v
Miniature of beavers (Castor) with hunters, illustrating the text that the beavers' testicles had healing properties, and that the animals would bite them off in order to escape capture. Image taken from f. 9v ... More
Hydra and crocodile from BL Harley 4751, f. 62v
Detail of a miniature of a hydra swallowed by a crcodile and bursting through its side. Image taken from f. 62v of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. Written in Latin. The "BL Har... More
Horses from BL Harley 4751, f. 27
Miniature of three horses. Image taken from f. 27 of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts... More
Swallows from BL Harley 4751, f. 52v
Detail of a miniature of swallows (Hyrundo) flying to their nests under eaves. Image taken from f. 52v of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manus... More
Swordfish from BL YT 19, f. 48 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Miniature of a swordfish, in the Bestiary portion of Brunetto Latini's Le Livre du Trésor. Image taken from f. 48 of Li Livres dou Tresor. Written in French. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British coll... More
Cats and mice from BL Harley 4751, f. 30v
Miniature of cats, and a mouse; below, a miniature of a mouse stealing eucharistic wafers. Image taken from f. 30v of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. Written in Latin. The "BL ... More
Partridges from BL Harley 4751, f. 48
Public domain scan of manuscript, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library in Lon... More
Bear from BL Harley 4751, f. 15v
Detail of a miniature of a mother bear licking her cub, to give it its shape. Image taken from f. 15v of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manusc... More
Owl from BL Harley 4751, f. 47 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Detail of a miniature of an owl (Bubo) being attacked by three smaller birds. Image taken from f. 47 of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscr... More
Donkey from BL Harley 4751, f. 25
Miniature of a donkey (Asinus) prompted towards a water wheel by a man with a stick and a whistle. Image taken from f. 25 of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. Written in Latin. T... More
Image from BL Harley 4751, f. 11v
Image taken from f. 11v of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Libra... More
Fish and reptiles from BL Harley 4751, f. 68
Detail of a miniature of fish (Pisces) and reptiles, some fabulous. Image taken from f. 68 of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refer... More
Anphivena from BL Harley 4751, f. 62
Detail of a miniature of an anphivena. Image taken from f. 62 of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval... More
Whale from BL Harley 4751, f. 69
Miniature of a whale and a sailing boat, illustrating the text that a whale was so large and could go to sleep for so long, that men might mistake its back for an island, land on it, and try to light a fire bef... More
Mermaid from BL Eg 613, f. 38 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Miniature of a mermaid playing a harp lurking sailors in a boat. Image taken from f. 38 of Bestiary. Written in French. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-16... More
Owls from BL Harley 4751, f. 46v
Detail of a roundel of two owls, one of whom has caught a rodent. Image taken from f. 46v of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers... More
Birds from BL Harley 4751, f. 36
Detail of a miniature of birds hanging from branches by their beaks. Image taken from f. 36 of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refe... More
Beaver from BL Royal 12 F XIII, f. 14
Detail of a miniature of a beaver biting off his testicles and a hunter with dogs. Image taken from f. 14 of Bestiary (ff. 3-141), Lapidary (ff. 141v-149). Written in Latin and French. The BL Royal Manuscript ... More
Caladrius from BL Royal 12 C XIX, f. 47v
Miniature of an ill man in bed with a caladrius bird watching him. Image taken from f. 47v of Bestiary, and various theological texts, e.g., Isidore of Seville, Imago Mundi. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manu... More
Physician from BL Harley 1585, f. 7v
Miniature of a physician and assistant mixing medicine. Image taken from f. 7v of Medical miscellany of a pharmacopeial compilation, including a herbal and bestiary illustrating the pharmocopeial properties of ... More
Plants from BL Harley 1585, ff. 55v-56
Miniatures of plants. Image taken from ff. 55v-56 of Medical miscellany of a pharmacopeial compilation, including a herbal and bestiary illustrating the pharmocopeial properties of animals (see Notes). Written ... More
Ox from BL Royal 12 C XIX, f. 32v
Detail of a miniature of an ox. Image taken from f. 32v of Bestiary, and various theological texts, e.g., Isidore of Seville, Imago Mundi. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as th... More
Plants from BL Harley 1585, ff. 38v-39
Miniatures of plants. Image taken from ff. 38v-39 of Medical miscellany of a pharmacopeial compilation, including a herbal and bestiary illustrating the pharmocopeial properties of animals (see Notes). Written ... More
Beaver from BL Royal 12 C XIX, f. 10v
Detail of a miniature of a hunter chasing a beaver, who bites off his testicles in order to thwart the hunter. Image taken from f. 10v of Bestiary, and various theological texts, e.g., Isidore of Seville, Imago... More
Image from BL Harley 1585, f. 15
Image taken from f. 15 of Medical miscellany of a pharmacopeial compilation, including a herbal and bestiary illustrating the pharmocopeial properties of animals (see Notes). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley M... More
Plants from BL Harley 1585, ff. 41v-42
Miniatures of plants. Image taken from ff. 41v-42 of Medical miscellany of a pharmacopeial compilation, including a herbal and bestiary illustrating the pharmocopeial properties of animals (see Notes). Written ... More
Plants from BL Harley 1585, ff. 42v-43
Miniatures of plants. Image taken from ff. 42v-43 of Medical miscellany of a pharmacopeial compilation, including a herbal and bestiary illustrating the pharmocopeial properties of animals (see Notes). Written ... More
Apes from BL Sloane 3544, f. 7v
Miniature of a man with a dog hunting apes. Image taken from f. 7v of Bestiary. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of Brit... More
Miniature of animals. from BL Sloane 3544, f. 7
Miniature of animals. Image taken from f. 7 of Bestiary. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and librari... More
Plants from BL Harley 1585, ff. 22v-23
Miniatures of plants. Image taken from ff. 22v-23 of Medical miscellany of a pharmacopeial compilation, including a herbal and bestiary illustrating the pharmocopeial properties of animals (see Notes). Written ... More
Cranes from BL Royal 12 C XIX, f. 40
Detail of a miniature of cranes. Image taken from f. 40 of Bestiary, and various theological texts, e.g., Isidore of Seville, Imago Mundi. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as th... More
Decorated initial from BL Royal 12 C XIX, f. 95v
Decorated initial 'A'(sia), at the beginning of the entry for Asia. Image taken from f. 95v of Bestiary, and various theological texts, e.g., Isidore of Seville, Imago Mundi. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Man... More
Text page from BL Royal 12 C XIX, f. 10
Text page with text relating to the unicorn. Image taken from f. 10 of Bestiary, and various theological texts, e.g., Isidore of Seville, Imago Mundi. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also... More
Plant from BL Harley 4986, f. 1v
Miniature of a plant. Image taken from f. 1v of Medical miscellany, including a herbal and a bestiary (see Notes). Written in Latin, with glosses in Glosses in Latin, German and Greek. The "BL Harley Manuscrip... More
Text page from BL Royal 20 A II, f. 102v
Text page with a coloured initial 'I'. Image taken from f. 102v of Bestiary, and various theological texts, e.g., Isidore of Seville, Imago Mundi. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also kno... More
Beaver from BL Sloane 3544, f. 6
Miniature of a man hunting a beaver with a dog. Image taken from f. 6 of Bestiary. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of B... More
Animals from BL Royal 12 F XIII, f. 9
Miniature of stags, a striped creature with cloven hooves, and dragons. Image taken from f. 9 of Bestiary (ff. 3-141), Lapidary (ff. 141v-149). Written in Latin and French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, ... More
Elephant and dragon from BL Royal 12 C XIX, f. 62
Detail of a miniature of an elephant with a dragon on its back. Image taken from f. 62 of Bestiary, and various theological texts, e.g., Isidore of Seville, Imago Mundi. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscri... More
Plants. from BL Harley 1585, ff. 31v-32
Miniatures of plants. Image taken from ff. 31v-32 of Medical miscellany of a pharmacopeial compilation, including a herbal and bestiary illustrating the pharmocopeial properties of animals (see Notes). Written ... More
Coloured initial from BL Arundel 292, f. 9v
Coloured initial. Image taken from f. 9v of Devotional miscellany, including the Creed in English, a bestiary, Apollonius of Tyre (ff. 41-61); Henry of Sawtrey's De purgatio Sancti Patricii (ff. 73-88). Written... More
Pelicans from BL Royal 12 C XIX, f. 48v
Detail of a miniature of pelicans. Image taken from f. 48v of Bestiary, and various theological texts, e.g., Isidore of Seville, Imago Mundi. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as... More
Animals from BL Stowe 1067, ff. 7v-8
Ink drawings of animals. Image taken from ff. 7v-8 of Bestiary. Written in Latin.
Coloured initials from BL Arundel 292, f. 8v
Coloured initials. Image taken from f. 8v of Devotional miscellany, including the Creed in English, a bestiary, Apollonius of Tyre (ff. 41-61); Henry of Sawtrey's De purgatio Sancti Patricii (ff. 73-88). Writte... More
Fox from BL Harley 1585, f. 64v
Miniature of a fox. Image taken from f. 64v of Medical miscellany of a pharmacopeial compilation, including a herbal and bestiary illustrating the pharmocopeial properties of animals (see Notes). Written in Lat... More
Cats and mice from BL Royal 12 C XIX, f. 36v
Detail of a miniature of a gray cat and a white cat, hunting mice. Image taken from f. 36v of Bestiary, and various theological texts, e.g., Isidore of Seville, Imago Mundi. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manu... More
Man and dragon from BL Royal 12 C XIX, f. 67
Miniature of a man with a dragon. Image taken from f. 67 of Bestiary, and various theological texts, e.g., Isidore of Seville, Imago Mundi. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as t... More
Crow from BL Royal 12 C XIX, f. 43
Detail of a miniature of a crow. Image taken from f. 43 of Bestiary, and various theological texts, e.g., Isidore of Seville, Imago Mundi. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as th... More
Deer and plants from BL Harley 1585, ff. 62v-63
Miniature of a deer; miniature of a smaller animal eating a plant. Image taken from ff. 62v-63 of Medical miscellany of a pharmacopeial compilation, including a herbal and bestiary illustrating the pharmocopeia... More
Miniature from BL Harley 1585, f. 16
Miniature of a man holding a sword, a snake, and a dog. Image taken from f. 16 of Medical miscellany of a pharmacopeial compilation, including a herbal and bestiary illustrating the pharmocopeial properties of ... More