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Folio 21v f21v Text: the he-goat, a wanton animal Kids, deliciously edible. The boar, a wild creature. The bullock, a beast which helps man.

Comment: A wild boar leaping through a forest. The illustration of the bullock has been excised. After f21v two leaves are missing which should have contained bos, camelus, dromedarius, asinus, onager and part of equus.

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