Naso Gallery

Metamorphoses 2-8 AD. Book I. Creation, Battle of the Giants

Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso) (43 BC-17 AD). Latin poet. Metamorphoses 2-8 AD. Book I. Engraving depicting The Creation, The Battle of the Giants, Decaulion and Pyrrha and Apollo and the serpent. Italian edition. Venice, 1584. Colored

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1584, 16th, 1st, 2ad, 8ad, Ad, Age, Ancient, Animal, Antiquity, Apollo, Barcelona, Battle, Bc, Book, Catalonia, Century, Giants

Ms 19 fol.47 Page of text with a historiated initial, from L'Art d'Aimer by Ovid

XIR240958 Ms 19 fol.47 Page of text with a historiated initial, from L'Art d'Aimer by Ovid (43-17 BC) (vellum) by Italian School, (14th century); Archives Depart. des Pyrenees-Orientales, Perpignan, France; (add.info.: Publius Ovidius Naso, Latin poet;); Italian, out of copyright

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Aimer, Female Figure, Gothic, Manuscript, Medieval, Ovide, Page Avec Lettrine Illustree, The Art Of Love

Animals of the Bible

Animals of the Bible: 1. Lion (Felis Leo) 2. Syrian Sheep (Ovis aries dolichura) 3. Addax (Addax naso-maculatus) 4. Ibex (Capra beden) 5. Leopard (Felis leopardus) 6. Syrian Goat (Capra mambrica) 7. Leucoryx (Oryx leucoryx) 8. Cony (Procavia syriaca) 9. Wild Ass (Asinus hemippus) 10. Dorcas Gazelle (Gazella dorcas) 11. Bubale (Bunalis boselaphus) 12. Jackal (Canis aureus) 13. Ox (Bos taurus) 14. Arabian Horse (Equus caballus) 15. Fox (Vulpes niloticus) 16. Syrian Bear (Ursus syriacus) 17. Dromedary (camelus dromedarius) 18. Porcupine (Hystrix cristata) 19. Dog, Greyhound (Canis familiaris grajus) 20. Egyptian Hare (Lepus oegyptiacus) 21. Hyaena (Hyoena striata). Compiled by William Frank under the direction of Prof. Theodore Gill

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