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055. MS M.81, fols. 50v–51r

Worksop Bestiary

ca. 1185
England, possibly in Lincoln or York
215 x 155 mm
MS M.81, fols. 50v–51r

Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913) in 1902

Parrot (left)
The illuminator emphasizes the exotic parrot’s long tail and bright green coloring described in the text.

Stork (right)
This stork has stretched its long neck outside the frame to capture a frog, possibly intended for its offspring, as storks were known to be model parents.