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A simurgh - a monstrous mythical bird with the power of reasoning and speech.p1311a
christine.sterne:
A man feeling the pulse of a prone male figure while another looks on. p2115a
christine.sterne:
A yellow monkey (labeled shaykh al-huri, 'master of the fishing-boat'), in the chapter on strange creatures of the sea. p263a
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A group of six animal-headed demons or jinns, p3324b
christine.sterne:
A white horse illustrating a chapter titled faras al-ma' or 'sea horse' (slightly marred painting). p3115a
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A chubby lizard (dabb) and a curled-up cat-like creature with a leash about its neck, labeled zariban (a stinking animal like a cat, a polecat or skunk).p2202a
christine.sterne:
A cobra (labelled af‘á, meaning any viper) p2195a
christine.sterne:
A green parrot (baygha), a nightingale (bulbul), and an owl (bum). p2177b
christine.sterne:
A rhinoceros (karkaddan), p2173a
christine.sterne:
A yellow monkey (qird), p2171b
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A fox (tha‘lab), a goat, and a wart-hog. p2163b
christine.sterne:
A tiger, p2163a
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A rabbit (arnab) and a lioness (asad) p2161b
christine.sterne:
A yellow camel crossed with a hoofed animal with horns. p2123b
christine.sterne:
[impersonation de la part de singes] F014-004
christine.sterne:
[Lettrine G triple-headed dragon F003-003
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4-headed lion F074-002
christine.sterne:
[homme-animal, hommesours habillés]F014-005
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a woman with long hair behind a large gray fish. a monkey (labeled insan al-ma', 'aquatic being') and a pink fish.p265a
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A humanoid with hair standing on end. p280a
christine.sterne:
A lynx or caracal (‘anaq) and an elephant-headed demon.p2169b
christine.sterne:
A cock and (above) a partridge (darraj).p2181b
christine.sterne:
A simurgh (‘anqa', a mythical bird) and, above, a bird that appears to be a hoopoe but is labeled 'aq'aq (magpie). p2187b
christine.sterne:
A dragon (thu‘ban).p2197a
christine.sterne:
A griffin illustrated in tiles, in the 12th century La Cattedrale di Bitonto
christine.sterne:
Aberdeen Bestiary Folio 24v Illustration detail ants
christine.sterne:
Aberdeen Bestiary Folio 26r Illustration detail dove and hawk
christine.sterne:
Above a bullock, labelled baqar al-ma' ('cattle of the sea'). Below a long fish. p3108a
christine.sterne:
Above an elephant labeled sanbad, 'an apparition'. Below a fox-like animal labeled sinjab, usually meaning an ermine or some type of squirrel. p2167b
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Amphisbaena
