Four sheep in medieval art.

1) U 964: Biblia Porta. Lausanne, Bibliothèque Cantonale et Universitaire.
2) Bible. Latin. Vulgate. Fol. 280v, Ms. Codex 724
3) Book of Hours, Walters Manuscript W.102, fol. 80r detail.
4) The Luttrell Psalter, British Library Add MS 42130 (medieval manuscript,1325-1340), f59r.

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Four of the deadliest snails in medieval art:

1) Battle in the Margins, from the Gorleston Psalter, England (Suffolk), c. 1310-1324.
2) Angers - BM - SA 3390 f.089, 1493.
3) Brunetto Latini's Li Livres dou Tresor, France (Picardy), c. 1315-1325
4) Smithfield Decretals, southern France with marginal scenes added in England (London), (c. 1300-40).

For more information: https://blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2013/09/knight-v-snail.html

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Four of the most savage of rabbits in medieval art:

1) The Smithfield Decretals (1300).
2) Paris, Bibl. de la Sorbonne, ms. 0121, f. 023.
3) Vincent of Beauvais, Speculum historiale, France (c. 1294-97).
4) Gorleston Psalter (14th century).

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Jazzy polka dot animals in Medieval art .

(And Happy New Year btw!)

1) The Luttrell Psalter, British Library Add MS 42130 (c. 1325-40).
2) The panther as a heraldic supporter (England, c. 1600-1609): Harley MS 6156, f. 24r.
3) Book of Hours
France, Paris, c. 1420-25
MS M.1004 fol. 151v.
4) The Aberdeen Bestiary, fol. 8R (c. 12th Century).

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