Dragons, Dogs & Amadillos?

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The variety of fish and fish-like beings can be seen in Konrad von Megenberg's "Buch der Natur".



Cod. Pal. germ. 311, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.

Picture description ( university of Heidelberg ):

Full-page, title illustration ("von den fischen", fol. 169r), framed with a red brush line: Eight fish, including an eel, are spread across the surface in the manner of a panel, covered with blue wave lines applied with a brush. Three of them are shown in atypical physiognomy: two with a dog's head, one with a pig's snout and spines.

Edit: On You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. you can see a "fish" with a dog's snout and hooves.