A self portrait of the Artist, John C.M. Wood, entitled: The Plaster Saint:. ‘Nunc autem manent fides, spes, caritas, tria hæc: major autem horum est caritas.’
A fully complete Balaena from the Ashmole Bestiary, f,86v. Perhaps inspired by Iasconius on whose back St Brendan once celebrated Easter. ‘est belua in mare quae Graece Aspido Chelone dicitur…’
A large-sized original work based on a gryllus and foliate borders from the Luttrell Psalter, f,182v.
A Large-sized facsimile of the Bonnacon from the Aberdeen Bestiary, f,12r.
A large facsimile of the Ursus from the Aberdeen Bestiary, f,15r. Please note the foliate border which has been redesigned by the artist to make it symmetrical.
A Squid with various sea creatures and scallop shells designed by the artist to be reminiscent of the Luttrell Psalter and Aberdeen Bestiary which I completed very recently and is for sale in the shop. Nota bene: Urinator Superbus contra Humilitatem trahans.
A medium-sized facsimile of the Satyrus from the Aberdeen Bestiary f,13r.
A medium-sized facsimile of the Sirena from the Ashmole Bestiary, f, 65v.
A small facsimile of the Mustela or Weasel from the Aberdeen Bestiary f,23v.
A small facsimile of the Talpa from the Aberdeen Bestiary, f,24r.
A medium-sized facsimile of the Olor from the Aberdeen Bestiary, f,58v.
A medium-sized facsimile of the Leo et Gallus from MS Bodley 764, f,7r.
A Porcus Marinus? from Jacob van Maerlant's ‘Der Naturen Bloeme’ (ca. 1350)