MAKE A MEME View Large Image Phoenix detail from Aberdeen Bestiary.jpg from source The phoenix turns to face the sun beats its wings to fan the flames and is consumed There is some pouncing around the bird and flames This was probably done while the manuscript was ...
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Keywords: Phoenix detail from Aberdeen Bestiary.jpg from source The phoenix turns to face the sun beats its wings to fan the flames and is consumed There is some pouncing around the bird and flames This was probably done while the manuscript was being made because it is concealed by the back of f56 being stuck to another sheet Thus f 56 and 56v are actually 2 sheets stuck back to back The glued backing to this sheet conceals the hole in its vellum Taken from the Aberdeen Bestiary Project http //www abdn ac uk/bestiary/ page http //www abdn ac uk/bestiary/comment/56rbirdf hti Aberdeen Bestiary Phoenix in medieval miniatures Artworks missing infobox template
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