More of How Some Animals Were Envisioned in Ancient Times

 

Owl - artist unknown, c. 1230-1240

elephant by Jacob van Maerlant, c. 1350

elephant by Guillaume LeClerk, 13th century

oyster by Jacob van Maerlant, c. 1350

lynx, artist unknown, 13th century

hippopotamus by Jacob van Maerlant, c. 1350

panther emerging from a cave, artist unknown, 13th century 

snail by Jacob van Maerlant, c. 1350