The basilisk, from a woodcut, Nuremberg 1510
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Early 17th century depiction
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Watercolour of snakelike creature and exotic vegetation on
black background. From The Fantastic Art of Clark Ashton Smith,
Mirage press. 1973.
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Medieval representation where the basilisk has acquired the
legs, beak and wattled of a cockatrice.
Artist: Helena Zakrzewska-Rucinska
Original woodcut: Ulisse Aldrovandi
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Cockatrice [1].
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Cockatrice [3] (basilisk's name in medieval
times, because of the cockerel's head).
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