• Miniature of two deer and a snake. According to the text, the stag, when old, draws serpents from their holes with its breath and eats them, and its strength is renewed., Bestiary, and various theological texts, e.g., Isidore of Seville, Imago Mundi

Miniature of two deer and a snake. According to the text, the stag, when old, draws serpents from their holes with its breath and eats them, and its strength is renewed. A direct copy of the Worksop Bestiary, New York,

• Miniature of a tiger, distracted from the capture of its cub by its own reflection in a mirror., Bestiary, and various theological texts, e.g., Isidore of Seville, Imago Mundi

Miniature of a tiger, distracted from the capture of its cub by its own reflection in a mirror. A direct copy of the Worksop Bestiary, New York, Pierpont Morgan Library M. 81 (see ~Two East Anglian Picture Books : A

• Detail of miniature of lions breathing life into their cubs, at the beginning of the entry 'De natura leonis'., Bestiary, and various theological texts, e.g., Isidore of Seville, Imago Mundi

Detail of miniature of lions breathing life into their cubs, at the beginning of the entry 'De natura leonis'. A direct copy of the Worksop Bestiary, New York, Pierpont Morgan Library M. 81 (see ~Two East Anglian Picture Books :

• Detail of a decorated initial 'B'(estiarum) and a miniature of lions breathing life into their cubs, at the beginning of the entry 'De natura leonis'., Bestiary, and various theological texts, e.g., Isidore of Seville, Imago Mundi

Detail of a decorated initial 'B'(estiarum) and a miniature of lions breathing life into their cubs, at the beginning of the entry 'De natura leonis'. A direct copy of the Worksop Bestiary, New York, Pierpont Morgan Library M. 81 (see

• Miniature of a basilisk and two victims of its murderous gaze, a man and a ermine or ferret, and a miniature of a regulus., Bestiary, and various theological texts, e.g., Isidore of Seville, Imago Mundi

Miniature of a basilisk and two victims of its murderous gaze, a man and a ermine or ferret, and a miniature of a regulus. A direct copy of the Worksop Bestiary, New York, Pierpont Morgan Library M. 81 (see ~Two

• Detail of a miniature of a basilisk and two victims of its murderous gaze, a man and a ermine or ferret., Bestiary, and various theological texts, e.g., Isidore of Seville, Imago Mundi

Detail of a miniature of a basilisk and two victims of its murderous gaze, a man and a ermine or ferret. A direct copy of the Worksop Bestiary, New York, Pierpont Morgan Library M. 81 (see ~Two East Anglian Picture

• Decorated initial 'B'(estiarum) and a miniature of lions breathing life into their cubs, at the beginning of the entry 'De natura leonis'., Bestiary, and various theological texts, e.g., Isidore of Seville, Imago Mundi

of lions breathing life into their cubs, at the beginning of the entry 'De natura leonis'. A direct copy of the Worksop Bestiary, New York, Pierpont Morgan Library M. 81 (see ~Two East Anglian Picture Books : A Facsimile

• Miniature of a hunter chasing a beaver, who bites off his testicles in order to thwart the hunter., Bestiary, and various theological texts, e.g., Isidore of Seville, Imago Mundi

Miniature of a hunter chasing a beaver, who bites off his testicles in order to thwart the hunter. A direct copy of the Worksop Bestiary, New York, Pierpont Morgan Library M. 81 (see ~Two East Anglian Picture Books : A

• Detail of a miniature of a hunter chasing a beaver, who bites off his testicles in order to thwart the hunter., Bestiary, and various theological texts, e.g., Isidore of Seville, Imago Mundi

Detail of a miniature of a hunter chasing a beaver, who bites off his testicles in order to thwart the hunter. A direct copy of the Worksop Bestiary, New York, Pierpont Morgan Library M. 81 (see ~Two East Anglian Picture

• Detail of a miniature of the hydrus, or water snake, being swallowing a crocodile, at the beginning of the entry for hydrus., Bestiary, and various theological texts, e.g., Isidore of Seville, Imago Mundi

Detail of a miniature of the hydrus, or water snake, being swallowing a crocodile, at the beginning of the entry for hydrus. A direct copy of the Worksop Bestiary, New York, Pierpont Morgan Library M. 81 (see ~Two East Anglian

• Miniature of a hunter capturing a tiger's cub by distracting its mother with a mirror, at the beginning of the entry for tiger., Bestiary, and various theological texts, e.g., Isidore of Seville, Imago Mundi

Miniature of a hunter capturing a tiger's cub by distracting its mother with a mirror, at the beginning of the entry for tiger. A direct copy of the Worksop Bestiary, New York, Pierpont Morgan Library M. 81 (see ~Two East

• Detail of a miniature of a hunter capturing a tiger's cub by distracting its mother with a mirror, at the beginning of the entry for tiger., Bestiary, and various theological texts, e.g., Isidore of Seville, Imago Mundi

Detail of a miniature of a hunter capturing a tiger's cub by distracting its mother with a mirror, at the beginning of the entry for tiger. A direct copy of the Worksop Bestiary, New York, Pierpont Morgan Library M. 81

• Detail of a miniature of a phoenix biting a branch., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

1753 to the nation for £10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Phoenix England, S. (Salisbury?)

• Detail of a miniature of a phoenix burning, illustrating the text that when it felt that it was growing old, it would make its own funeral pyre, and allow itself to be consumed in the flames, which it fanned with its wings, and that it would rise again from the ashes., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

1753 to the nation for £10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Phoenix England, S. (Salisbury?)

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

1753 to the nation for £10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Dragon and elephant England,

• Detail of a miniature of hunters spearing a bonnacon, and protecting themselves from its burning dung with a shield., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

1753 to the nation for £10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Bonnacon England, S. (Salisbury?)

• Detail of a miniature of a mother ape climbing a tree, attempting to escape from hunters, with one baby in front and a second on her back., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

1753 to the nation for £10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Apes England, S. (Salisbury?)

• Detail of a 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

1753 to the nation for £10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Unicorn England, S. (Salisbury?)

• Detail of a miniature of a donkey (Asinus) prompted towards a water wheel by a man with a stick and a whistle., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

1753 to the nation for £10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Donkey England, S. (Salisbury?)

• Detail of a miniature of a viper, birthing its babies through its side., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

1753 to the nation for £10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Vipers England, S. (Salisbury?)