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Manticore

The manticore has a blood-colored lion's body and the face of a man. It eats human flesh, in this case a human leg and foot. The maticore is wearing a Phrygian cap.

The image was obtained from the source listed below.

Bodleian Library - Electronic Catalogue of Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Manuscript

Bodleian Library, MS. Bodley 764, folio 25r

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Bodleian Library, Oxford University

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