1765296 Northumberland Bestiary, c.1250-60 (coloured washes and ink on parchment) by English School, (13th century); 21x15.7 cm; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA; (add.info.: This bestiary, bound between pasteboard and covered with red morocco, is named after former owners the Dukes of Northumberland of Alnwick Castle and is very similar to a slightly earlier British Library manuscript. Medieval bestiaries reflected Christian belief that every living creature in God\'s world has special meaning, and each beast usually illustrated a moral lesson. ); English, out of copyright.