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Image from page 51 of "The Half Hour Library of Travel, Nature and Science for young readers," 1896
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Image from page 51 of "The Half Hour Library of Travel, Nature and Science for young readers," 1896
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Come on in, the Hell is fine. This comes from a Medieval Bestiary written around 1175.
MEDIEVAL CAT SPOTTED. I'm a big fan of his gnarly little toes. This comes from a Bestiary written somewhere around 1175.
Medieval bird violence. This comes from a Bestiary written around 1175.
Would you believe this is a Medieval illustration of a crocodile eating a hydra? Because I swear to god that's what the translation of the Latin says best as I can tell. This comes from a Bestiary written somewhere around 1175. I'm using the translation of this text done by Willene B Clark, so feel free to fact check me on this.
An Amphisbaena, which was a sort of mythological two headed ant-eating serpent. I think these guys are pretty adorable and deserve a comeback arc.
This comes from a Bestiary written somewhere around 1175.
Man getting into a boxing match with a dragon in the 1175 Bestiary. I wish I had a better explanation for what's going on in this illustration but I truly do not. A proper medievalist might, but as far as I can tell from the Willene B Clark translation this section is about poisonous snakes.