Simia langobardorum: Were African apes traded in late medieval Lombardy?
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DOI: 10.1002/ajp.23462
Abstract: Depictions of and references to apes (tailless hominoids) are very limited in early historical written accounts. The first known published representations of ape‐like primates appear in Medieval European books during the first century following the… read more here.
Keywords: iconography; simia langobardorum; late medieval; african apes ... See more keywords