færeld-bōc

færeld-bōc, f.n: itinerary, account of a journey. (FAE-reld-BOAK / ˈfæ-rɛld-ˌboːk)

Medieval manuscript with Latin text and three framed illustrations: a person riding a camel with another camel getting attacked by dog-like creatures; a rather hairy elephant; and a naked two-faced person carrying a horn.
Wonders of the East; England, 12th century; Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 614, ff. 39v-40r. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

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