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Techniques and Reception of Prints in Central and Eastern Europe (15th–18th c.)
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Monoceros

In Manuel Philes, Τοῦ σοφωτάτου ΜΑΝΟΥΗΛΟΥ τοῦ ΦΙΛΗ στίχοι ἰαμβικοὶ πρὸς τὸν αὐτοκράτορα μιχαὴλ τὸν παλαιολόγον περὶ τῆς τῶν ζώων ἰδιότητος (BAV, 1560), manuscript (Vatican, BAV), fol. 27v

fol. 27v (4 of 13 in-Urus figures)
fol. 27r
fol. 29r
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Monoceros. In Manuel Philes, Τοῦ σοφωτάτου ΜΑΝΟΥΗΛΟΥ τοῦ ΦΙΛΗ στίχοι ἰαμβικοὶ πρὸς τὸν αὐτοκράτορα μιχαὴλ τὸν παλαιολόγον περὶ τῆς τῶν ζώων ἰδιότητος (BAV, 1560), manuscript (Vatican, BAV), fol. 27v

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  • Unicorn (Iconclass: 25FF241)
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Philes (Natural history)

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Monoceros

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Created on
  • 2021-10-13 13:38

Edited by
  • Grażyna Jurkowlaniec

Last update by
  • Grażyna Jurkowlaniec (2025-12-11 07:40)

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