15-02-2016, 08:08 PM
JKP:
Note that the pangolin became known to Europeans only in about 1600 (see You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.), so it would not be expected in an European 15th century MS. As for elephants: There might be one, as drawn by someone who never saw one, in the root on f55v, as Ellie suggested You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view..
EllieV: Great find! Maybe drawn by someone who knew the chameleon only from You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.?
Quote:As for pangolins... it's a possibility also and considering that most of the bestiaries (and plant-related compendiums that include elephants) include drawings of VERY inaccurate elephants because most temperate zoners had never seen one, we can expect that some of the less commonly known animals, like a pangolin, might be inaccurately drawn as well.
Note that the pangolin became known to Europeans only in about 1600 (see You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.), so it would not be expected in an European 15th century MS. As for elephants: There might be one, as drawn by someone who never saw one, in the root on f55v, as Ellie suggested You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view..
EllieV: Great find! Maybe drawn by someone who knew the chameleon only from You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.?


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