Wordless Wednesday
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When tooth and claw just weren’t enough, medieval cats
turned to
human weaponry—at least as seen in this marginal painting
in which a cat fires a bow and arrow at mice in a tower.
The painting
appears in a Book of Hours from southeast England
(London).
The date is c. 1320–1330.
All images Public Domain, via the
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Detail (from lower left of above image) of
three mice in their tower, with arrow
just about to hit.
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Detail (from lower right of above image) of
tabby cat notching another arrow in his bow.
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