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British Library Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts

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Miniature of a knight on horseback and a tiger with a mirror, illustrating the text that a tiger can outrun a man on a horse, so in order to steal a cub and escape, the thief should throw down a mirror, and the tigress will stop to look at its own reflection, thinking it is her cub., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

it is her cub. A 'Second Family' bestiary: see James.ff. 1* and 2* are small notes on the text in English pasted onto unfoliated paper flyleaves at the beginning.Crossed tironian ets. Numerous (106) miniatures in colours of animals. Large initial

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., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

chance to kill it. A 'Second Family' bestiary: see James.ff. 1* and 2* are small notes on the text in English pasted onto unfoliated paper flyleaves at the beginning.Crossed tironian ets. Numerous (106) miniatures in colours of animals. Large initial

Miniature of a unicorn being held by a woman and pursued by three men, one of whom spears it with a lance, and another with a sword., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

another with a sword. A 'Second Family' bestiary: see James.ff. 1* and 2* are small notes on the text in English pasted onto unfoliated paper flyleaves at the beginning.Crossed tironian ets. Numerous (106) miniatures in colours of animals. Large initial

Miniature of a man shooting arrows at wild goats, one of which is eating foliage., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

A 'Second Family' bestiary: see James.ff. 1* and 2* are small notes on the text in English pasted onto unfoliated paper flyleaves at the beginning.Crossed tironian ets. Numerous (106) miniatures in colours of animals. Large initial on a rectangular ground

Miniature of 'blures' and hedgehogs, illustrating the text that they gather grapes on their needles, in order to carry them home to their young., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

home to their young. A 'Second Family' bestiary: see James.ff. 1* and 2* are small notes on the text in English pasted onto unfoliated paper flyleaves at the beginning.Crossed tironian ets. Numerous (106) miniatures in colours of animals. Large initial

Miniature of ostrichs, illustrating the text that ostriches will not lay their eggs until they see that the constellation Pleiedes has risen, usually in June. Then they lay their eggs and bury them in the sand. The warmth of the summer is enough to hatch the eggs., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

to hatch the eggs. A 'Second Family' bestiary: see James.ff. 1* and 2* are small notes on the text in English pasted onto unfoliated paper flyleaves at the beginning.Crossed tironian ets. Numerous (106) miniatures in colours of animals. Large initial

Miniatures of a peacock and 'ulula'., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

James.ff. 1* and 2* are small notes on the text in English pasted onto unfoliated paper flyleaves at the beginning.Crossed tironian ets. Numerous (106) miniatures in colours of animals. Large initial on a rectangular ground in colours (f. 1). Large

Miniature of a dragon attacking an elephant., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

see James.ff. 1* and 2* are small notes on the text in English pasted onto unfoliated paper flyleaves at the beginning.Crossed tironian ets. Numerous (106) miniatures in colours of animals. Large initial on a rectangular ground in colours (f. 1).

Decorated initial 'B'(estiarum)., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

1* and 2* are small notes on the text in English pasted onto unfoliated paper flyleaves at the beginning.Crossed tironian ets. Numerous (106) miniatures in colours of animals. Large initial on a rectangular ground in colours (f. 1). Large initials

Miniature of a pard, a lion-like creature., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

Miniature of an elephant with a wooden tower on its back, with soldiers with crossbows and other weapons, some of the soldiers in armour., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

the soldiers in armour. A 'Second Family' bestiary: see James.ff. 1* and 2* are small notes on the text in English pasted onto unfoliated paper flyleaves at the beginning.Crossed tironian ets. Numerous (106) miniatures in colours of animals. Large initial

Miniature of an ibex, with three hunters: one with a horn, another with a bow, and an third with an axe, and two dogs, illustrating the text that the ibex has such strong horns that if it fell headlong from a high mountain its whole body would be supported by the horns. Below, a miniature of a hyena (Yena) devouring a human corpse, which it pulls from a tomb., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

pulls from a tomb. A 'Second Family' bestiary: see James.ff. 1* and 2* are small notes on the text in English pasted onto unfoliated paper flyleaves at the beginning.Crossed tironian ets. Numerous (106) miniatures in colours of animals. Large initial

Miniature of goats, one biting its back leg., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

Miniature of a sow suckling piglets., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

Miniature of a camel., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

Miniature of badgers, illustrating the text that when digging a hole, some badgers lie on their backs and pile earth which has been dug by other badgers onto their bellies; they then allow themselves to be dragged out of the hole backwards by a piece of wood held in their mouth., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

held in their mouth. A 'Second Family' bestiary: see James.ff. 1* and 2* are small notes on the text in English pasted onto unfoliated paper flyleaves at the beginning.Crossed tironian ets. Numerous (106) miniatures in colours of animals. Large initial

Miniature of ants., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

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 so that if danger approaches it can wake the others., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

can wake the others. A 'Second Family' bestiary: see James.ff. 1* and 2* are small notes on the text in English pasted onto unfoliated paper flyleaves at the beginning.Crossed tironian ets. Numerous (106) miniatures in colours of animals. Large initial

Miniature of a caladrius perching at the bedside of a king, illustrating the text that the bird has the power to foretell whether an ill patient will live or die. If the bird turns its back on the patient, the patient is sure to die; however, if the bird faces him he will live., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

him he will live. A 'Second Family' bestiary: see James.ff. 1* and 2* are small notes on the text in English pasted onto unfoliated paper flyleaves at the beginning.Crossed tironian ets. Numerous (106) miniatures in colours of animals. Large initial

Miniature of an owl (Bubo) with three smaller birds., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

bestiary: see James.ff. 1* and 2* are small notes on the text in English pasted onto unfoliated paper flyleaves at the beginning.Crossed tironian ets. Numerous (106) miniatures in colours of animals. Large initial on a rectangular ground in colours (f.

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