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Title: Pope Gregory the Great (d. 604), Bishop Stanislaw of Cracow (d. 1079), and the Unbound Rhinoceros
Author(s): Figurski, P.
Year published: 2024
Publisher: In: Zupka, D. (ed.), Continuity and Change in Medieval East Central Europe. Routledge
Volume: -
Pages: pp. 1-15 (chapter 10)
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Indian Rhino
This chapter focuses on a turbulent episode when the imagery of the rhinoceros played a significant symbolic role in early medieval Poland. In particular, a prayer from the 11th-century Pontifical from Cracow references the animal in a context that could have contributed to the rebellion against ...
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