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Chimera

Chimera

This manuscript has a number of fine examples of chimera in the borders. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 871. …

Serenade

Serenade

Heures du XV et du XVIe s. avec peintures. Heures. Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 13279, fol. …

Wild Things

Wild Things

Heures du XV et du XVIe s. avec peintures. Heures. Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 13279, fol. …

Star Dragon

Star Dragon

Horae ad usum Parisiensem. Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 1161, fol. 247r.

Mirror of the soul

Mirror of the soul

Compare with the marginal mirrors on fol. 184v and fol. 264v. Horae ad usum Parisiensem. Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département …

Mini Columbine

Mini Columbine

Horae ad usum Parisiensem. Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 1161, fol. 75r.

Triple Crown

Triple Crown

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Orationes. Deux volumes. I. M. T. Cicero, Orationes. Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 7774 …

Masquerade

Masquerade

Things are not always as they appear. A wig for a disguise, a meathook as a bow for fake fiddle, and it …

Chimera joust

Chimera joust

Lucii Annaei Senecae epistolarum libri viginti duo : praemittitur authoris vita. Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 8551, …

Peas and pearls with moth

Peas and pearls with moth

Lucii Annaei Senecae epistolarum libri viginti duo : praemittitur authoris vita. Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 8551, …

Sustinire

Sustinire

Flavius Josephus, De Bello Judaïco Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 16032, fol. 3v.

Bezant

Bezant

Diogenes Laertius , Vitae philosophorum , Ambrosius Traversarius Camaldulensis Ordinis interpres Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Latin 6069A, …

“What he said” or P is for Parrot

“What he said” or P is for Parrot

Diogenes Laertius , Vitae philosophorum , Ambrosius Traversarius Camaldulensis Ordinis interpres Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Latin 6069A, …

Leafy tendril

Leafy tendril

Gaietani de Tienis, artium et medicinae Doctoris, commentarii in libros Aristotelis de anima. Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, …