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[-] oce@jlai.lu 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Dragons, basilisks, unicorns, fire breathing salamanders were part of the average folk beliefs in the European middle ages and Renaissance. For example, in the gorgeous Lady and the Unicorn tapisseries from ~1500 you can see in Paris.

[-] GBU_28@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago
[-] oce@jlai.lu 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Symbol of Francis I of France, visible in his castle in Blois.

[-] GBU_28@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago

Very cool.

I was searching the tapestry like where's waldo.

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