The Manticore or mantichore from Edward Topsell's The History of Foure-Footed Beasts 1607. A creature with the body of a lion and head of man,which was said to bear such a wide grin,you could see three rows of razor-sharp teeth. Many of Topsell's creatures are copied faithfully from the earlier works of Gesner,Rondelet and Belon. However this was not,comin gin instead from medieval bestiaries | |
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