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An illustration of two lions, one pink, one red, but with oddly human eyes and long straight noses.

A middle-aged white man in a light blue shirt and jeans smiles, holding a briefcase and some papers.

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"I'm kind of amazed at just how far medieval history can go mainstream."

An open book with intricately decorated pages depicting Christian allegories.

A medieval illustration of a person holding one trumpet to their mouth and another to their rear.

A medieval illustration of a knight holding a sword and battling a snail with a blue spotted shell.

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"They are being creative with it. They're doing their own thing."
A medieval fresco of a golden camel, rendered in bold black and white lines, two-dimensional.

An illustration of an elephant which resembles a large dog with a horn for a trunk.

A painting of a dog with long white fur and what appears to be human eyes and lips.

An elaborate colourful illustration of a panther beside a dragon with its head in a cave.

An illustration of a red fox in a blue cloak with a cane, on its hind legs, talking to a goose and chickens.

"We expect it to be dark, and it's so bright and lively and dynamic."
A cartoonish looking white cat wearing a crown, with its tongue out.

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