Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

059. MS M.81, fols. 54v–55r

Worksop Bestiary

ca. 1185
England, possibly in Lincoln or York
215 x 155 mm
MS M.81, fols. 54v–55r

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

Bats (left)
Included in the section on birds, the bats here display their distinctive characteristics with membranes spread and four feet.

Raven and Crow (right)
Although shown as strikingly similar, the bestiary tells us that the raven refuses to feed its young until it sees their feathers are the same color as its own, while the crow shown below is described as an exemplary parent.