{"id":11670,"date":"2020-06-24T07:59:35","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T06:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/?p=11670"},"modified":"2021-02-15T18:26:22","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T17:26:22","slug":"peterborough-bestiary-medieval-bedtime-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/peterborough-bestiary-medieval-bedtime-story\/","title":{"rendered":"The Peterborough Bestiary: A Medieval Bedtime Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/facsimile-edition-11Facsimile-Finder.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/facsimile-edition-11Facsimile-Finder-750x268.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/facsimile-edition-11Facsimile-Finder-750x268.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/facsimile-edition-11Facsimile-Finder-300x107.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/facsimile-edition-11Facsimile-Finder-768x274.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/facsimile-edition-11Facsimile-Finder.jpg 1199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the challenges posed by COVID-19, one of the most urgent is: <strong>what are the kids going to do without school<\/strong>? For us at FacsimileFinder, the answer resulted in the office whiteboards becoming crowded with stars, hearts, and <strong>unidentifiable swirls<\/strong> which &#8220;of course, dad, are a dragon and a crocodile in a battle!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once all homework was done, and all coloring books were completed, I was faced with the dread of<strong> finding an activity for my two children<\/strong> (aged 10 and 6) that would not entail breaking into the office server \u2014 yes, my 10-year-old is particularly brilliant when it comes to technology \u2014 or playing hide-and-seek in the middle of shelves filled with gold-coated maps and bejeweled books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/facsimile-edition-09Facsimile-Finder-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/facsimile-edition-09Facsimile-Finder-3-750x750.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/facsimile-edition-09Facsimile-Finder-3-750x750.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/facsimile-edition-09Facsimile-Finder-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/facsimile-edition-09Facsimile-Finder-3-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/facsimile-edition-09Facsimile-Finder-3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Peterborough Bestiary<\/strong> saved my day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had never put much thought into the fact that a <strong>medieval animal compendium<\/strong>, built for spreading the Christian values connected to every creature, would <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/facsimiles\/peterborough-bestiary-facsimile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">open up an imaginary world<\/a><\/strong> to those of us whose mind has not yet been tampered by adult age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By looking at <strong>lions with lizards&#8217; tails, birds with feet in their mouth, and two-headed dragons<\/strong>, my two kids invented stories for hours on end and ended up making the most extraordinary drawings I&#8217;ve seen flow out of their crayons.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"block-hl alignright\"><span class=\"block-hl-line\"><\/span>My children made <strong>the best drawings ever<\/strong> just by looking at the Peterborough Bestiary&#8217;s bizarre creatures<span class=\"block-hl-line\"><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, at the end of the afternoon they wanted me to sit with them and <strong>read about their favorite animals<\/strong>. Again. And again. And again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(I have never felt so grateful for having the entire translation because, as you can easily guess, neither I or my kids are particularly fluent in Latin. Thank you, <strong>Salerno Editrice<\/strong>!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve told the stories so many times I have memorized <strong>the literal translation from the 14th-century Latin text<\/strong>. So if your children would like some medieval inspiration for their drawings, here it is!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the end, you can even play a little <strong> matching game<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Amphisbaena<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/facsimile-edition-04-Facsimile-Finder.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/facsimile-edition-04-Facsimile-Finder.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/facsimile-edition-04-Facsimile-Finder-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The<strong> Amphisbaena<\/strong> is a snake-like animal with <strong>eyes that shine like lanterns and two heads<\/strong>, one at its place and the other one on its tail. As Lucan said: \u201cthe horrifying Amphisbaena lifts the two twin heads\u201d. It runs in two different directions and it\u2019s the only snake to resist winter. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lexico.com\/definition\/amphisbaena\" target=\"_blank\">Pronunciation here!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Yale<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/facsimile-edition-06-Facsimile-Finder-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/facsimile-edition-06-Facsimile-Finder-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/facsimile-edition-06-Facsimile-Finder-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Yale<\/strong> is a big black horse-like animal, with an <strong>elephant\u2019s tail and wild boar\u2019s jaws<\/strong>. Its long horns are not firm but help the Yale with its needs, especially during a fight. <strong>While one horn is involved in the fight, the other one is used as a shield<\/strong> so that, in case of damage, it can act as a replacement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Antelope<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/facsimile-edition-01-Facsimile-Finder.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/facsimile-edition-01-Facsimile-Finder.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/facsimile-edition-01-Facsimile-Finder-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Antelope<\/strong> is an animal with sharp senses and <strong>two long saw-like horns it uses to cut and tear down trees<\/strong>. When it plays by the Euphrates river and gets stuck with its horns in the tall bushes the hunters move closer to the animal as they hear its crying. That\u2019s the only way they can catch it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Mermaid<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/facsimile-edition-03-Facsimile-Finder-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/facsimile-edition-03-Facsimile-Finder-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/facsimile-edition-03-Facsimile-Finder-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mermaids<\/strong> are fatal animals with a human-like upper body and a bird-like tail, who <strong>trick men with their voice<\/strong>. They seduce and persuade men who instantly feel attracted by their singing and move closer to them; but when they fall asleep mermaids <strong>wolf down their bodies<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Unicorn<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/facsimile-edition-02-Facsimile-Finder-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/facsimile-edition-02-Facsimile-Finder-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/facsimile-edition-02-Facsimile-Finder-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Unicorn<\/strong>, also called rhino by the Greeks, is a <strong>small goat-like animal <\/strong>with one horn projecting from its forehead and exceptionally sharp senses. <strong>No hunter can catch it<\/strong>; the only way to grab it is to bring a young girl to the forest and leave her alone waiting for the unicorn to see her and jump on her laps to hug her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block-hl aligncenter\"><span class=\"block-hl-line\"><\/span><strong>Can you match each creature with its name?<\/strong><span class=\"block-hl-line\"><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Click on the pictures to find out if you guessed right!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/facsimile-edition-03-Facsimile-Finder.jpg?ssl=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/facsimile-edition-03-Facsimile-Finder.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/facsimile-edition-03-Facsimile-Finder.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=750&#038;ssl=1 750w\" alt=\"The Mermaid\" data-height=\"500\" data-id=\"11696\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/?attachment_id=11696\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/facsimile-edition-03-Facsimile-Finder.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/facsimile-edition-03-Facsimile-Finder.jpg?ssl=1\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><a 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data-link=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/?attachment_id=11690\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/facsimile-edition-04Facsimile-Finder-3.jpg\" data-width=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/facsimile-edition-04Facsimile-Finder-3.jpg?ssl=1\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/facsimile-edition-02-Facsimile-Finder.jpg?ssl=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/facsimile-edition-02-Facsimile-Finder.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 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