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

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. 29r

fol. 29r (5 of 13 in-Urus figures)
fol. 27v
fol. 29v
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Onager. 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. 29r ◼

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  • Onager (Equus hemionus) (Iconclass: 25F24(ONAGER))
  • Unicorn (Iconclass: 25FF241)
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Philes (Natural history)

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Onager

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Created on
  • 2021-10-13 13:38

Edited by
  • Grażyna Jurkowlaniec

Last update by
  • Grażyna Jurkowlaniec (2025-09-20 20:01)

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