~ Proverb
Capall Mor statue
Co Kerry, Ireland
Unicorn and Maiden
Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 366, Folio 55v
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Steampunk Unicorn Damask
by Jayde Hilliard
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Virgin and Unicorn fresco
by Domenico Zampieri, 1581–1641
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Melville Drive Unicorn
Photo by Kim Traynor
"Unicorns were the supporters on the armorial bearings of Scotland's royal family, the Stewarts. When James VI of Scotland became James I of Great Britain in 1603, one of the unicorns was replaced by an English lion on the new British royal coat of arms." Info from Geolocation.
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Art Deco Zebra Unicorn
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Unicorn Portrait
by Johanna Öst
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Sharing the cake between the Lion and the Unicorn
by Sir John Tenniel, Wood-engraving by Dalziel
Illustration for Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass (1865)
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Links:
* American Museum of Natural History: Unicorns, from their Mythic Creatures exhibit
* Unicorn music and poetry
* Unicorn legends
* Unicorn and Rainbow Image Creator
1 comment:
Love the unicorns. Amazing that an imaginary animal has so captured generations of people. (Or was it imaginary?) ;-)
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