Worksop Bestiary
ca. 1185
England, possibly in Lincoln or York
215 x 155 mm
MS M.81, fols. 48v–49r
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913) in 1902
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Vultures
Thought to be capable of conceiving without copulation, vultures could symbolize the Immaculate Conception; as carrion-eaters, however, they could also symbolize sinners who follow the Devil.