Capfka: I have an inkling of "beyond the pale"'s sad provenance, but I find it pretty nonetheless -- I think of the ringed-in plot in the unicorn tapestry -- see:
http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/view1.asp?dep=7&full=0&item=37.80.6

TEd: Yikes! You are a busy bee!
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