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ylp, m.n: elephant. (UELP / ˈylp)

Medieval manuscript written in Latin with an illustration of an elephant carrying a little castle on its back; the elephant, who looks shocked at its predicament, has a trunk so long that it drags on the ground.
Liber de natura rerum; France, 13th century; Bibliothèque Municipale de Valenciennes, MS 320, f. 59v. [portail.biblissima.fr]

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