N.N.さんのイラストまとめ

In his "Fischbuch" (1563, f.89r), Conrad Gesner recapitulates on the cetaceans distinguished by Olaus Magnus (around 1550). Here: the #baleen #whale.
"It is said to be quite large, with horns and a fiery face, quite hideous" and to have a "long beard".
#melvillemonday #oceanspast

#Mermaid, merknight und merdog.
Adam and Eve's wedding and an extremely illustrious wedding party.

(1483; BnF, Français 11, f. 3v; https://t.co/bnKbxaK3QV) #medievaltwitter

It's a ... beaver!
Isidore of Seville (Etym. 12, 2:21): The beaver (castor) is so named from being castrated. They are hunted for their testicles (for medicine); when a hunter comes near they bite off their testicles to save themselves.

Bibl. Palat., Cod. Pal. germ. 311, f. 79r