A group of pelicans, Pelicano. Sea birds. On the left side of the miniature, the pelican kills one of its young. On the right, it revives it by feedin


A group of pelicans, Pelicano. Sea birds. On the left side of the miniature, the pelican kills one of its young. On the right, it revives it by feeding it his blood, Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. 2nd quarter of the 13th century Author Giraldus Cambrensis.


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