Author: Publisher:
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Category : Animals in art
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
A Bestiary
Author: A Bestiary
Author: Marie AngelPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alphabet books
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Bestiary
Author: Bodleian LibraryThe Proverbial Bestiary
Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9780931474125
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
Bestiary
Author: Bodleian LibraryPublisher:
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Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Mythological Creatures
Author: Lynn CurleePublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416914536
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
A bestiary featuring mythical animals such as the gryphon and the chimera.
Book of Beasts
Author: Elizabeth MorrisonPublisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 1606065904
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
A celebration of the visual contributions of the bestiary--one of the most popular types of illuminated books during the Middle Ages--and an exploration of its lasting legacy. Brimming with lively animals both real and fantastic, the bestiary was one of the great illuminated manuscript traditions of the Middle Ages. Encompassing imaginary creatures such as the unicorn, siren, and griffin; exotic beasts including the tiger, elephant, and ape; as well as animals native to Europe like the beaver, dog, and hedgehog, the bestiary is a vibrant testimony to the medieval understanding of animals and their role in the world. So iconic were the stories and images of the bestiary that its beasts essentially escaped from the pages, appearing in a wide variety of manuscripts and other objects, including tapestries, ivories, metalwork, and sculpture. With over 270 color illustrations and contributions by twenty-five leading scholars, this gorgeous volume explores the bestiary and its widespread influence on medieval art and culture as well as on modern and contemporary artists like Pablo Picasso and Damien Hirst. Published to accompany an exhibition on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center May 14 to August 18, 2019.
The Book of Beasts
Author: Terence Hanbury WhitePublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486246093
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
A preeminent medievalist presents a wonderful catalog of real and fanciful beasts, including the manticore, griffin, phoenix, amphivius, jaculus, and many other exotic animals. White's witty, erudite commentary on scientific and historical aspects enhances this survey of proto-zoology on which science is based and pre-scientific perceptions of the earth's creatures. 128 black-and-white illustrations.
Bestiary: a Book of Beasts
Author: The Deorhord
Author: Hana VideenPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691260001
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
An entertaining tour of Old English words for animals, from the author of The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English, which Neil Gaiman called “a delightful book” Many of the animals we encounter in everyday life, from pets and farm animals to the wild creatures of field and forest, have remained the same since medieval times. But the words used to name and describe them have often changed beyond recognition, starting with the Old English word for “animal” itself, deor (pronounced DAY-or). In The Deorhord, Hana Videen presents a glittering Old English bestiary of animals real and imaginary, big and small, ordinary and extraordinary—the good, the bad, and the downright baffling. From gange-wæfran or walker-weavers (spiders) and hasu-padan or grey-cloaked ones (eagles) to heafdu swelce mona or moon-heads (historians still don’t know!), The Deorhord introduces a world both familiar and strange: where ants could be monsters and panthers could be your friends, where dog-headed men were as real as elephants, and where whales were as sneaky as wolves. The curious stories behind these words provide vivid insights into the language, literature, and lives of those who spoke Old English—the language of Beowulf—more than a thousand years ago. A delightful journey through the weird and wonderful world of Old English, The Deorhord is a magical menagerie of new creatures and new words for the modern englisc reader to discover.