rā, m.n: a roebuck, a roe. (“rah”)
Gaston Phébus, Livre de la chasse. France, 14th/15th century. Bibliothèque nationale de France, MS Français 616, fol. 23r. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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rā, m.n: a roebuck, a roe. (“rah”)
Gaston Phébus, Livre de la chasse. France, 14th/15th century. Bibliothèque nationale de France, MS Français 616, fol. 23r. [gallica.bnf.fr]
Superb painting of, from the antlers, Red Deer, Cervus Elapus. Roe bucks have different antlers, as do fallow deer, etc.
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I’m not a deer expert! If you find a medieval manuscript image of a roe buck send it my way – thanks!
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