Peter Ravn Rasmussen · @peter_ravn
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War #elephant, #illustration in a late 12th century #English #bestiary.
The accompanying #Latin text quotes Gaius Julius #Solinus (early 3rd century compiler, commonly known as Solinus Polyhistor), himself quoting the description of elephants in the "Naturalis Historia" of #Pliny the Elder (23/24 CE - 79 CE).
In the #British #Library, #manuscript Add MS 11283, f.4r.
#animal #12thcentury #illumination #Art #mediaeval #manuscript #library #british #Pliny #solinus #latin #bestiary #english #Illustration #elephant