Bestiary, and various theological texts, e.g., Isidore of Seville, Imago Mundi

f. 6rminiature

Lions licking their cubs

All catalogue fields

Source project(s)	MSS; BRITLIB; ZOOLOGY; NATURALHISTORY
Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=42900

f. 8vminiature

Centaur holding a snake

25F42 92L7

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Source project(s)	MSS; BRITLIB; ZOOLOGY; NATURALHISTORY
Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=33491

f. 8vminiature

Ericius (hedgehog)

25F29(HEDGEHOG)

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Source project(s)	MSS; BRITLIB; ZOOLOGY; NATURALHISTORY
Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=33491

f. 9vminiature

Unicornis (a unicorn), its head in a woman's lap, is stabbed with a sword and a spear by hunters

25FF241(+764)25FF2411 31A239(+934)45C13(SWORD)46C131

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Source project(s)	MSS; BRITLIB; ZOOLOGY; NATURALHISTORY
Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=55627

f. 10vminiature

Castor (beaver) pursued by a hunter, bites off its own testicles

25F26(BEAVER)(+64)25F26(BEAVER)(+3211)43C114 43C1148(+4111)

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Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=55630

f. 11vminiature

Hyena robbing a corpse from a grave

25F23(HYENA)31E3 42E19 42E31

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Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=55633

f. 12vminiature

The Hydrus penetrates the stomach of the crocodile through its mouth and comes out unarmed

25F43 25FF423

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Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=55636

f. 13rminiature

Hydra

25FF4231

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Type	manuscript illumination
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f. 14rminiature

Goats eating from a shrub

25H11 47I2141(+945)

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Type	manuscript illumination
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f. 15vminiature

Satyr

92L41

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Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=55640

f. 16rminiature

Pantera (African panther) attracting animals with his sweet breath

25F23(PANTHER)31A22221(+919)31A342 61D(AFRICA)

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Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=55642

f. 19rminiature

A wolf and sheep

25F23(WOLF)(+451)47I213

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Type	manuscript illumination
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f. 21rminiature

After the murder of his master, a dog guards the body; the dog identifies the murderer

31E3 34B11 44G5111 57A611

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Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=55645

f. 23rminiature

A roe and a stag, bitten by a snake

25F42(+512)25F24(+23)25F24(ROE)(+5211)25F24(STAG)(+544)

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Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=47964

f. 23vminiature

Weasel, mouse and worms

25F23(WEASEL)25F26(MOUSE)25F73

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Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=42915

f. 26vminiature

Lapides igniferi - Fire-stones: a man and a woman embracing over a fire

33C233(+0)41B111(+0)

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Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=55647

f. 27rminiature

Assida (ostrich), one breathing over eggs, the other looking at a star

24D 25F38(OSTRICH)(+412)25F38(OSTRICH)(+5711)25F38(OSTRICH)(+91)

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Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=55649

f. 28rminiature

Tigris (Tiger), distracted by a mirror, is robbed from its young by a hunter on horseback

25F23(TIGER)25F23(TIGER)(+21)31A511 44G52 46C131

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Source project(s)	MSS; BRITLIB; ZOOLOGY; NATURALHISTORY
Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=55652

f. 29vminiature

Manticora

31A45232

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Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=55654

f. 30r (1)miniature

Parandrus (fabulous animal, a stag and bear)

25F24(STAG)25FF245

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Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=55657

f. 30r (2) miniature

A Yale (or: Eale) with its characterizing horns (one straight, one bent)

25FF246

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Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=55658

f. 31vminiature

Goats

47I214(+945)

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Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=55659

f. 32rminiature

Juvencus (young bull)

47I2111(+921)

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Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=55661

f. 32v miniature

Bos (an ox)

47I21111

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Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMINBig.ASP?size=big&IllID=55663

f. 33rminiature

Camelus (camel)

25F24(CAMEL)

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Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMINBig.ASP?size=big&IllID=55665

f. 36vminiature

Cats and mice

34B121

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Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=55667

f. 37r (1)miniature

(Mus) Mouse

25F26(MOUSE)

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Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=55669

f. 37r (2)miniature

(Talpa) Mole

25F29(MOLE)

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Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=55669

f. 37vminiature

Leucrota (fabulous animal from India with an extremely wide mouth)

25FF244

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Type	manuscript illumination
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f. 38rminiature

Eagles, one flying close to the sun, one diving in the water, one holding a fish

24A 25F33(EAGLE)(+452)25F33(EAGLE)(+522)25F33(EAGLE)(+5262)25F6

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Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=55673

f. 38vminiature

Vultur (vultures)

25F33(VULTURE)

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Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=42925

f. 39vminiature

Swan

25F36(SWAN)

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Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=42926

f. 40rminiature

Cranes

25F37(CRANE)(+5245)25F37(CRANE)(+531)25H1124

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Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=42928

f. 42v (1)miniature

Accipiter (hawk) with prey

25F33(HAWK)(+452)

All catalogue fields

Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=55675

f. 42v (2)miniature

Magpies

25F32(MAGPIE)

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Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=55675

f. 43r (1)miniature

Raven picking the eye of a dead donkey

25F32(RAVEN)(+45)46C13142(+766)

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Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=55678

f. 43r (2)miniature

Crow

25F32(CROW)

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Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=55678

f. 44rminiature

Swallow

25F32(SWALLOW)

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Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=33502

f. 44vminiature

Quail

25F38(QUAIL)

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Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=55683

f. 45rminiature

Bee-hive and a swarm of bees

47I242 47I243

All catalogue fields

Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=55681

f. 47vminiature

Caladrius, a fabulous bird, predicts the coming death of a sick man by turning its head aside

25FF371 49G2 49G21 52E2

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Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=47968

f. 48v miniature

Pelicans and their young; one pelican is feeding its young with its own blood

25F36(PELICAN)(+42)31A22611 42B1

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Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=55685

f. 49rminiature

Nycticorax

25F37(NYCTICORAX)

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Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=55687

f. 49vminiature

Phoenix erecting a funeral pyre for itself from small branches; Phoenix in a fire

25FF3(PHOENIX)25G3(+22)31E2312

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Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=55689

f. 54r miniature

Doves

25F39(DOVE)(+45)34B2311

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Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=42936

f. 62rminiature

Elephant with a dragon on its back

25F25(ELEPHANT)(+5246)25FF411(+5232)

All catalogue fields

Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=55693

f. 63r (1)miniature

Basilisk attacked by a weasel, while a man falls dead to the ground

25F23(WEASEL)(+512)25FF311(+51)31E237(+0)

All catalogue fields

Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=55697

f. 63r (2)miniature

Regulus: a snake-like animal (sometimes a Basiliscus)

25FF42:61K(REGULUS)

All catalogue fields

Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=55697

f. 64rminiature

Serpents: vipera, snakes

25F42(VIPER)

All catalogue fields

Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=33507

f. 65vminiature

Asp blocking its ear with its tail so as not to hear the snake-charmer

12H531 25F42(ASP)31A412(+0)49MM32

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Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=55695

f. 67rminiature

Man and dragon (a snake-charmer?)

13C1 25FF411(+5251)25G3(+221)31A2511(+9)

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Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=42941

f. 68v (1)miniature

Lacertus (lizard)

25F41 25FF41 61K(LACERTUS)

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Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=56056

f. 68v (2)miniature

Salamander in flames; a man falling backward

25FF412 25FF412(+45)25H115 31A2731(+62)41C11(+0)

All catalogue fields

Type	manuscript illumination
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=56056

Type	Manuscript book
Source project(s)	MSS; BRITLIB; ZOOLOGY; NATURALHISTORY
Title (index form)	Liber de naturis bestiarum et earum significationibus
Place of origin	Northern England; Central England
Date of origin	1200-1225
IC	25F(+11); 49F2
Language	Latin
URL.WEBPAGE	http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/record.asp?MSID=8813&CollID=16&NStart=120319