Lambeth Palace Library

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13/07/2026

This we wanted to show you this scary yet adorable sea-beast from a map of the world from Giovanni Botero's Amphitheatridion, 1597.

[B12.0/B65]

11/07/2026

🐎 Today is International Horse Day!

These horses appear in La Danse Macabre (The Dance of Death), a 15th-century book printed in Paris.

The volume contains 35 finely executed illuminations, each depicting a dialogue between Death and the figures it addresses. 🐎

[MS 279, f.011]

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