Revista de Biología Tropical ISSN Impreso: 0034-7744 ISSN electrónico: 2215-2075

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Pulmonate snails as marginalia in medieval and Renaissance manuscripts: a review of hypotheses
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Palabras clave

armored knights
malacofauna
small drawings
battles
illustrators
marginal cartoons
armored knights
malacofauna
small drawings
battles
illustrators
marginal cartoons

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Monge, J. (2019). Pulmonate snails as marginalia in medieval and Renaissance manuscripts: a review of hypotheses. Revista De Biología Tropical, Darwin. Recuperado a partir de https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/38872

Resumen

Small drawings of armored knights fighting pulmonate snails have been found in several medieval and Renaissance manuscripts; and there are 26 hypothetical interpretations about what they mean. Manuscripts also depict fights between cartoonish humans, rabbits, monkeys, and several other real and imaginary animals, so they probably lack the deep meanings that many have imagined. More likely, these cartoons are simply comic relief based on the obvious similarity between humans and invertebrates that protect themselves with body armor.

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