Worksop Bestiary
ca. 1185
England, possibly in Lincoln or York
215 x 155 mm
MS M.81, fols. 17v–18r
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913) in 1902
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Goats
Wild goats possess sharp eyesight, love high mountains, and feed in valleys. The text interprets them with the help of the Song of Songs, a pastoral love poem included in both the Hebrew and Christian Bible. It directly compares the goat’s characteristics with Christ’s majesty.