Item: Bestiary
Date: 13th century
A bestiary is an illustrated compendium of mythical and real animals which, like Books of Hours, was often used as a devotional text. This page shows two hedgehogs: one in an apple tree and the other on its back below collecting apples on its prickles.
R.14.9, f90v
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