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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. 22v–23r
Description:
Elephant
This folio illustrates the bestiary’s account of how Persians and Indians used howdahs, or wooden towers, on battle elephants.