Wild animals and early-modern England
Pseudo-Aristotle, Drawing of a sheep in a pen
from De caelo, De anima (England, 1487),
shelfmark: Sloane 748 f.60v, © British Library Board.
Pseudo-Aristotle, Two archers drawing their bows and a man stabbing a lion
from De caelo, De anima (England, 1487),
shelfmark: Sloane 748 f.25v, © British Library Board.
Pseudo-Aristotle, A pig playing bagpipes, a jester, a man blowing a flute or pipe, & hybrid creatures
from De caelo, De anima (England, 1487),
shelfmark: Sloane 748 f.82v, © British Library Board.
Pseudo-Aristotle, An elephant, a ram, stags, a hare, dogs,
a bucket, & a man blowing a horn
from De caelo, De anima (England, 1487),
shelfmark: Sloane 748 f.131, © British Library Board.
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