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Jacques de Vitey, Histoire des Croisades

(History of the Crusades)  Bishop of Acre (1200)
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Taken from : (François) Guizot; Collection des mémoires relatifs à l'histoire de France: depuis la fondation de la monarchie...

There is in the neighborhood of Babylonia another beast that is called chimere (Giraffe), high up in the front part of the body and low in the back. During big celebrations, the Moors cover it with a precious cloth and bring it like that in front of their lord, so as to bring him great honor and to serve him in magnificence.