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A Shepherd driving his Sheep to a wood saw an oak
of unusual size full of acorns, and spreading his
cloak under the branches, he climbed up into the
tree and shook them down. The Sheep eating the
acorns inadvertently frayed and tore the cloak.
When the Shepherd came down and saw what was
done, he said, "O you most ungrateful creatures!
You provide wool to make garments for all other men,
but you destroy the clothes of him who feeds you."
Silly shepherd.
The illustration is from a Greek manuscript dating to
around 1480.
Here's the full page:
Dating from when? It was cut off.
Posted by: Lynda | February 09, 2012 at 02:27 PM
Wonderful find! Thank you for posting it!
Posted by: riverrim | November 23, 2011 at 08:10 AM
Love, love it! In Ancient Greek too. :-)
Posted by: Manise | November 19, 2011 at 12:55 PM
Beautiful illumination! (And now I'm wondering what the shepherd's cloak was made of, that he would complain like that.)
Posted by: naomi | November 19, 2011 at 12:24 PM