Coiled snake. Ange Vergèce “De animalium proprietate”

Coiled snake.

Manuscript by Ange Vergèce (1505–1569) of De animalium proprietate by the Byzantine poet Manuel Philès (c. 1275–1345).

There are other mythical creatures as well:

Paris, Bibl. Sainte-Geneviève, ms. 3401, f. 043v-044

• A. Vergèce, Manuel Philès’ “De animalium propietate”. Paris, Bibl. Sainte-Geneviève, ms. 3401, Paris, Bibl. Sainte-Geneviève, 1535.
  [Bibtex]

  @Book{vergece1535,
    Title                    = {Manuel Philès' "De animalium propietate". Paris, Bibl. Sainte-Geneviève, ms. 3401},
    Author                   = {Ange Vergèce},
    Publisher                = {Paris, Bibl. Sainte-Geneviève},
    Year                     = {1535},
    Note                     = {Manuscript},
  
    Keywords                 = {medieval,manuscript},
    Owner                    = {trismegisto},
    Timestamp                = {2015.09.27},
    Url                      = {http://liberfloridus.cines.fr/cgi-bin/affich_planche?Paris,_Bibl._Sainte-Genevieve/ms.%203401/10/168/0+0,0,0}
  }