Medieval Animals

The Northumberland Bestiary

c. 1250–1260England

About This Codex

An English bestiary illustrated with coloured drawings. Its name comes from later ownership by the dukes of Northumberland, not an identified medieval commission. The Getty acquired it in 2007.

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