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The Grand Medieval Bestiary (dragonet Edition)
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The Grand Medieval Bestiary (dragonet Edition)
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Now in an affordable edition, a splendid pageant of the animal kingdom as the Middle Ages saw it As the 587 colorful images in this magnificent volume reveal, animals were a constantand delightfulpresence in illuminated manuscripts throughout the Middle Ages. They were illustrated not only in bestiariesthe compendiums of animal fact and fable that were exceedingly popular in the twelfth and thirteenth centuriesbut in every sort of manuscript, sacred and profane, from the Gospels to the Romance of the Rose. This book is arranged in manner of a proper bestiary, with essays on the medieval lore and iconography of one hundred creatures alphabetized by their Latin names, from the alauda, or lark, whose morning song was thought to be a hymn to Creation, to the vultur, whose taste for carrion made it a symbol of the sinner who indulges in worldly pleasures. The selection includes a number of creatures that would now be considered fantastic, including the griffin, the manticore, and of course the fabled unicorn.
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| Author | Christian Heck |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| ISBN-13 | 9780789213082 |
| Item Height | 4.5 |
| Item Length | 31.7 |
| Item Width | 22 |
| Publisher | Acc Art Books |
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