Medieval Manuscript Marginalia
Manbird
Themes & interpretation: Composite Monstrosity, Gothic Transgression
A human head issuing directly into webbed, clawed limbs and avian plumage. East Anglian illuminators reveled in violating natural anatomy by joining human dignity to bestial flesh.
Sources & Provenance
- The Macclesfield Psalter (c. 1330–1340)
Illustration
Manbird — Medieval Manuscript Marginalia
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