Medieval bestiary tradition
Unicorn
Themes & interpretation: The Incarnation in Christian allegory
The bestiary unicorn is a fierce, single-horned animal captured with the help of a maiden. Its appearance and story vary between texts. Christian interpreters associated the capture with the Incarnation.
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Related manuscriptf. 14v
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