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Codex Vindobonensis 9

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“Rhinoceros foemina”

Aquarelle mit Tieren, 16th century. Codex Vindobonensis Palatinus. Series nova 2647 folio 80f. Osterreich Nationalbibliothek, Vienna.

420 x 285 mm. There is also a drawing of a male Rhinoceros, and the two sexes of unicorn. This female rhinoceros has one long and one short on the nose, as well as 3 horns on the back.

https://data.onb.ac.at/rep/1004785D

Ferdinand II. (Erzherzog von Tirol; 1529-1595): in seinem Nachlassverzeichnis [Purs / Kucharová, Knihovna Ferdinanda, 2015, c. 2]. – 1806 aus Ambras nach Wien überführt, 1936 durch Tausch vom Kunsthistorischen Museum an die ÖNB gelangt., Rote Seide über Pappdeckeln, Goldschnitt. 16. Jhdt.

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