heofon-hwealf

heofon-hwealf, f.n: vault of heaven. (HEH-o-von-HWEH-alf / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌhwɛalf)

Medieval manuscript image of a stag, a unicorn and a bear gazing up at the starry sky; a camel and three cows rest and graze on the grass around them.
Rohan Hours; Angers, c. 1430-1435; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Latin 9471, f. 109v. [portail.biblissima.fr]

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