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Shackled rhino of 16th century

Lisbon Vat.lat.2847 0390 fa 0190r aa

Rhinoceros with shackles around the front feet. From an undated manuscript (16th century) in the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (Vat.lat. 2847_0390, folio 190r.).

The animal shown is possibly the First Lisbon Rhinoceros of 1515, which is found on the famous woodcut by Albrecht Dürer.

Refer:

Rookmaaker, L.C.; Monson, J.; Billia, E.M.E. 2024. Early depictions of the first Lisbon rhinoceros in the 16th century. Pachyderm 65: 168-179 – doi.org/. doi.org/10.69649/pachyderm.v65i.1312

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