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The Bizarre and Beautiful World of Medieval Bestiaries (Part 2)



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Part one: https://youtu.be/GT1eXpJZy_s

Yes, if you can believe it, there is MUCH more to discover in the world of medieval bestiaries. Today, we'll be covering a handful of these weird and wonderful descriptions (and illustrations), and how the evolution of the bestiary grew and faded in popularity. Enjoy!

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Sources:

- https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/faeff7fb-f8a7-44b5-95ed-cff9a9ffd198/surfaces/e40d95b5-6e99-49b4-a540-c798e205eb3c/
- Sirens from the "Queen Mary Psalter": https://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=royal_ms_2_b_vii_f084r
- http://physiologus.proab.info/?pg=in-english
- Oxford, Bodleian Library MS. Bodl. 764: https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/e6ad6426-6ff5-4c33-a078-ca518b36ca49/
- Harley Bestiary: https://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=harley_ms_4751_fs001r
- The Worksop Bestiary: https://www.themorgan.org/collection/worksop-bestiary/90
- The Peterborough Psalter and Bestiary: https://parker.stanford.edu/parker/catalog/gs233db8425
- Saint Epiphanius on the Physiologus: https://spcoll.library.uvic.ca/Digit/physiologum/introduction.htm
- "Medieval Bestiaries and the Birth of Zoology" by Aura Beckhöfer-Fialho: https://www.antlionpit.com/aura.html

Bern, Burgerbibliothek, Cod. 318, f. 11r – Physiologus Bernensis: http://www.e-codices.ch/en/bbb/0318/11r/0
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