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Manuscript Elephants

  • Writer: Andrew J. Bramlett
    Andrew J. Bramlett
  • Nov 3, 2022
  • 1 min read

This illustration is from a manuscript of the book “The Land of India.” This image shows a large elephant, though its size is too small, and the creature resembles a dog. The manuscript was made in Ghent around 1475.




Image: “The Land of India” [Ms. Ludwig XIII 5, v1 (83.MP.148.1), fol. 55] (c. 1475). From the J. Paul Getty Museum

 
 
 

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