
Mythical Monstrous Races Of Humans

by Science Photo Library
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Mythical Monstrous Races Of Humans
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Science Photo Library
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Mythical monstrous races of humans, 13th century. This depiction of four mythical races of humanoid monsters is based on descriptions by 1st-century Roman author Pliny the Elder. The monstrous races shown here are: A Man Without Knowledge of Fire, A Man Riding a Crocodile, A Centaur, Sanrus. This manuscript page is thought to have been produced in Therouanne in what is now northern France in the later part of the 13th century (after 1277). It consists of tempera colours, pen and ink, gold leaf, and gold paint on parchment. This is the recto of folio 119 from the Ludwig XV 4 collection of manuscripts, held at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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February 16th, 2021
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