Accipiter - the Hawk

The medieval bestiary was a living document. Each hand-written and illustrated copy reflected new information or scholarship added since the last was copied. The origin is perhaps Greek, but was soon translated into Latin modified with every writing. The medieval bestiaries that survive from the 7th through the 12th centuries include commentary teaching Medieval Christian morality through the text and pictures, as well as the scientific knowledge of the day.

Accipiter, latin for Hawk, is known in medieval bestiaries as being courageous. Its moral attributes are determined by its level of domesticity. The domestic hawk is equated to the good father as it provides its prey to its owner. The wild hawk, however, eats its prey immediately, showing greed and wickedness to the medieval reader.

Model stitched on Zweigart Cashel 28 count dirty linen with 2 strands for the cross stitch, over 2 threads.

98 stitches wide X 70 stitches high 7 X 5 inches on 14 count fabric

$6.00