Siren
A siren. The artist has solved the problem of whether a siren should have the lower body of a bird or a fish by giving this siren bird's feet and a fish tail. The text says the siren "has the make of a woman down to the waist, and the feet of a falcon, and the tail of a fish."
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Web Site
Kongelige Bibliotek, Bestiaire (Gl. kgl. S. 3466 8*)
Kongelige Bibliotek - National Library of Denmark
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Manuscript
Kongelige Bibliotek, GKS 3466 8° (Bestiaire), folio 37r
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