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The Role of Bunnies in Medieval Manuscripts
Scholars don't know exactly why, but they have some ideas. One theory is that this depiction of bunnies served as social commentary. Another theory is that the more humorous versions of marginalia existed simply to make people laugh. Laughing at this world of hardship and harsh religion may have made it a bit more bearable.
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