Wild animals and early-modern England

Drawing of a sheep in a pen, De caelo, De anima (England, 1487)

Pseudo-Aristotle, Drawing of a sheep in a pen
from De caelo, De anima (England, 1487),
shelfmark: Sloane 748 f.60v, © British Library Board.

 

Two archers drawing their bows and a man stabbing a lion, De caelo, De anima (England, 1487)

Pseudo-Aristotle, Two archers drawing their bows and a man stabbing a lion
from De caelo, De anima (England, 1487),
shelfmark: Sloane 748 f.25v, © British Library Board.

 

A pig playing bagpipes, a jester, a man blowing a flute or pipe, & hybrid creatures, De caelo, De anima (England, 1487)

Pseudo-Aristotle,  A pig playing bagpipes, a jester, a man blowing a flute or pipe, & hybrid creatures
from De caelo, De anima (England, 1487),
shelfmark: Sloane 748 f.82v, © British Library Board.

 

An elephant, a ram, stags, a hare, dogs, a bucket, & a man blowing a horn, De caelo, De anima (England, 1487)

Pseudo-Aristotle, An elephant, a ram, stags, a hare, dogs,
a bucket, & a man blowing a horn

from De caelo, De anima (England, 1487),
shelfmark: Sloane 748 f.131, © British Library Board.

All digital images from the British Library’s Online Images archive appear by courtesy of the British Library Board and may not be reproduced © British Library Board.

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