MS M.81, fols. 42v–43r

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Worksop Bestiary

England, possibly in Lincoln or York
ca. 1185
215 x 155 mm

Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913) in 1902

MS M.81, fols. 42v–43r
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Dromedary

According to the bestiary, the dromedary, shown here without humps, is much like a camel, but smaller and faster, able to travel a hundred miles in a day.