Angry snail. Jacob van Maerlant, Der Naturen Bloeme, Flanders ca. 1350. Den Haag, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KA 16, fol. 109v.
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@medieval_illuminations @pluralistic An exceptional snail from an exceptional early written sample of (the vernacular) Dutch.
Most of all, this beautiful manuscript –a national treasure– can be (slowly 🐌) browsed through online at the National ('Royal') Library of the Netherlands: https://www.kb.nl/en/discover-admire/masterpieces/der-naturen-bloeme
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