Lion of Saint MarkBeatus of Liébana, Commentaria in Apocalypsin (the ‘Beatus of Saint-Sever’) Saint-Sever before 1072BnF, Latin 8878, fol. 108v

Lion of Saint Mark

Beatus of Liébana, Commentaria in Apocalypsin (the ‘Beatus of Saint-Sever’) Saint-Sever before 1072

BnF, Latin 8878, fol. 108v

bonnacon and his fire fart‘The Ashmole Bestiary’, England 13th centuryBodleian Library, MS. Ashmole 1511, fol. 18r

bonnacon and his fire fart

‘The Ashmole Bestiary’, England 13th century

Bodleian Library, MS. Ashmole 1511, fol. 18r

fish eaterJean Wauquelin, Histoire d'Alexandre, Bruges ca. 1450BnF, Français 9342 fol. 203r

fish eater

Jean Wauquelin, Histoire d'Alexandre, Bruges ca. 1450

BnF, Français 9342 fol. 203r

constellation Herculesastronomical miscellany, France 14th centuryLyon, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. Palais des Arts 45, fol. 73v

constellation Hercules

astronomical miscellany, France 14th century

Lyon, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. Palais des Arts 45, fol. 73v

dragon cubbook of hours, Paris ca. 1410LA, Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig IX 5, fol. 104v

dragon cub

book of hours, Paris ca. 1410

LA, Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig IX 5, fol. 104v

dragon and elephantbestiary, England ca. 1250-1260LA, Getty, Ms. 100, fol. 54r

dragon and elephant

bestiary, England ca. 1250-1260

LA, Getty, Ms. 100, fol. 54r

initial ‘F’Chansonnier of Zeghere van Male, Bruges 1542Cambrai, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 125B fol. 25v

initial ‘F’

Chansonnier of Zeghere van Male, Bruges 1542

Cambrai, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 125B fol. 25v

devilsLivre de la Vigne nostre Seigneur, France ca. 1450-1470Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 134, fol. 67v

devils

Livre de la Vigne nostre Seigneur, France ca. 1450-1470

Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 134, fol. 67v

rabbit musicianVincent of Beauvais, Speculum historiale, France ca. 1294-1297Boulogne-sur-Mer, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 130II, fol. 259r

rabbit musician

Vincent of Beauvais, Speculum historiale, France ca. 1294-1297

Boulogne-sur-Mer, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 130II, fol. 259r

Oedipus and the Sphinx

Histoire ancienne jusqu'à César, Kingdom of Jerusalem (Acre) before 1291

British Library, Additional 15268, fol. 77v

little devils on the bed‘The Taymouth Hours’, England 14th centuryBritish Library, Yates Thompson 13, fol. 175r

little devils on the bed

‘The Taymouth Hours’, England 14th century

British Library, Yates Thompson 13, fol. 175r

gourmetLuttrell Psalter, England ca. 1325-1340British Library, Add 42130, fol. 192r

gourmet

Luttrell Psalter, England ca. 1325-1340

British Library, Add 42130, fol. 192r

initial ‘Q’ – archangel Michael slaying the Dragon

psalter, Würzburg ca. 1240-1250

LA, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig VIII 2, fol. 61v

snailfight

Institutes of Justinian, France 15th century

Montpellier, Bibliothèque interuniversitaire. Section Médecine, H 418, fol. 107v