Medieval Bestiary : Image Source

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Sea-horse

The sea-horse has the head and front legs of a horse but the rear half is a fish. The ring where the two parts join is common in illustrations of hybrid animals.

The image was obtained from the source listed below.

Bibliothèque Municipale de Valenciennes

Manuscript

Bibliothèque Municipale de Valenciennes, MS 320 (Liber de natura rerum), folio 115r

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