Medieval Bestiary : Image Source

Image Information

Golden Fleece

The golden fleece (aureum vellus) was said to be shell fish that produced a wool with a metalic golden color. The origin of the idea is in Greek mythology. The artist drew three golden bals floating over the sea.

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 123r

This image may be copyright. For permission to use this image in any form, you must contact the copyright holder, if any.

Possible copyright holder

Bibliothèque Municipale de Valenciennes

Medieval Bestiary site copyright information

Last update January 15, 2023