Mira calligraphiae monumenta (Model Book of Calligraphy) G. Bocskay 1562 J. Hoefnagel illumination 1596 Ms.20 (86.MV.527) fol. 043 scarlet turk's cap rhinoceros beetle and pomegranate (enhanced image by Rawpixel)Folios 1-129 written 1561–1562 by Georg Bocskay (Hungarian calligrapher, died 1575)
Illumination/illustrations added about 1591–1596 by Joris Hoefnagel (Flemish / Hungarian painter, printmaker, miniaturist, draftsman, and merchant, 1542–1600)
Page (folio, leaf) from an illuminated manuscript in the collections of J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, California
Original image digitally enhanced by Rawpiel Ltd.
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Beetle
/BEE-tul/
Summary
A winged insect listed among the clean locusts in Leviticus, though the identification is uncertain.
☩Levitical Reference
The Hebrewword chargol, translated 'beetle' in the KingJames Version, appears among the winged insects permitted for food. Modern translations render it as 'cricket' or 'katydid,' as beetles would not fit the description of leaping creatures.
