Eleus (sea-calf)

Title: Eleus (sea-calf)
Description: miniature from folio 106r from Der naturen bloeme (KB KA 16) by Jacob van Maerlant. Depicts the artists idea of what a sea-calf looks like.
Identifier: EAP_DNB1
Creator: Maerlant, Jacob van, 1235?-1300
Spatial Coverage: Dutch National Library; Utrecht
Date: c. 1340 - c. 1350
Subject: sea mammal; sea-calf; seacow
Medium: illumination on parchment
Extent: Height: 40 mm (1.57 ″); Width: 65 mm (2.55 ″)
Language: English; Dutch
Type: Encyclopedias
Provenance: Nationale Bibliotheek; Detail on Wikipedia Commons
Rights: This work is in the public domain

Media: Eleus_(sea-calf)_-_Der_naturen_bloeme_-_Jacob_van_Maerlant_-_KB_KA_16_-_106r_a1.jpg