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English: "Antipode" (shown with feet pointing backwards); "Scinopode" (Sciapod"); "Coastal Ethiopian" with four eyes; "Psalmlarus". From Mirabilia Mundi, a section on the monstrous races of humans based on Pliny the Elder, with seven full page illustrations (foll. 117r - 120r).
Date circa 1280
date QS:P,+1280-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source J. Paul Getty Museum Ms. Ludwig XV 4, fol. 118r
Author AnonymousUnknown author
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Antipode; Scinopode; Coastal Ethiopian; Psalmlarus   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Unknown – illuminator
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Antipode; Scinopode; Coastal Ethiopian; Psalmlarus
title QS:P1476,en:"Antipode; Scinopode; Coastal Ethiopian; Psalmlarus"
label QS:Len,"Antipode; Scinopode; Coastal Ethiopian; Psalmlarus"
Object type Folio
Date fourth quarter of 13th century (after 1277)
Medium "Tempera colors, pen and ink, gold leaf, and gold paint on parchment"
Dimensions height: 233 mm (9.17 in); width: 164 mm (6.45 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,233U174789
dimensions QS:P2049,164U174789
institution QS:P195,Q29247
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lido.getty.edu-gm-obj5558
Notes More info at museum site
Source/Photographer kgFxCZW4xF41DQ at Google Cultural Institute maximum zoom level

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Medieval miniatures of legendary animals and creatures

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