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Folio 16v Detail of the yale illustration

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folio 16v illustration detail f16v The yale. Illustration: The yale is as large as a horse, is black, has an elephant's tail and the jaws of a wild boar. Its horns are long and mobile: one can fold backwards while the other fights.

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