Siren (Piscean)

Siren. detail English 13th cent. Bestiary. bodl_Douce88, originally uploaded by tony harrison.

Sirens dancing, playing music, double recorder and harp.

Sirens dancing, playing music, double recorder and harp. English c. 1300 . Bestiary. Bodl_Douce88, originally uploaded by tony harrison.

English c. 1300

Melusine (Vittore dei Ravani)

A_XX_XX-XXX0344, originally uploaded by History of the Book / Typography, Amsterdam.

Huntress

Siren - marginalia

Animali fantastici, originally uploaded by renzodionigi.

Marginalia are the “extra” images occupying the marginal space between the block of script and the page limits. They exist in conjunction with the more prominent decorated or historiated initials and miniature illustrations that often relate directly to the page’s text. The marginal figures can inhabit the borders, weave in and out of the text, or dance gleefully at the bottom of a page.

Lüsterweibchen - Sirène gracieuse - Leuchterweibchen (1513)

Lüsterweibchen - Sirène gracieuse - Leuchterweibchen (1513), originally uploaded by petrus.agricola.

Albrecht Dürer [1471-1528]

The two-tailed fish-siren is additionally winged with the antlers of an elk. On her belly are the coat of arms from Crescentia Rieterin, wife of Willibald Pirckheimer.

Griffin and Mermaid. MFA Boston

Griffin and Mermaid. MFA Boston, originally uploaded by renzodionigi.

Griffin and Mermaid
Follower of: Nicolas Poussin, French (active in Rome), 1594–1665
Formerly attributed to: Baccio Bandinelli, Italian, 1493–1560
Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash.

Syrene. Eng. 13cent. MS Ashmole 1511.

Syrene. Eng. 13cent. MS Ashmole 1511. , originally uploaded by tony harrison.

Mermaid (margin) Fr. Artois. 13th cent MS Douce 118

Mermaid (margin) Fr. Artois. 13th cent MS Douce 118, originally uploaded by tony harrison.

Two tails Siren. Deutsches Museum München

Two tails Siren. Deutsches Museum München, originally uploaded by renzodionigi.

Mermaid--from 24 roundel image page. Florentine engr.1460-70circa. Brit Mus.

Mermaid--from 24 roundel image page. Florentine engr.1460-70circa. Brit Mus., originally uploaded by tony harrison.