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Royal 2 B VII
f. 101v
Beaver
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| Description: |
Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a beaver, pursued by a hunter with a horn and an axe, biting off his testicles to dissuade the hunter (the testicles of beavers were thought to have medicinal properties, and according to legend a beaver, when chased, would detach them). |
| Origin: |
England (London/Westminster or East Anglia?) |
| Attribution: |
Queen Mary Master |
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