Worksop Bestiary
ca. 1185
England, possibly in Lincoln or York
215 x 155 mm
MS M.81, fols. 38v–39r
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913) in 1902
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Manticore (left)
A manticore (part man, part lion, part scorpion) is shown as an ugly stereotype signaled by the Phrygian cap associated with eastern peoples, and which medieval readers may also have associated with Jews.
Parandrus and Yale (right)
This folio features two fabled creatures from foreign lands: an extravagantly antlered parandrus, and a yale (eale), able to move its dangerous horns independently.