Heck Christian - The Grand Medieval Bestiary (Dragonet Edition) Animals In Illuminated Manuscripts - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: As the 587 colourful images in this magnificent volume reveal animals were a constant and delightful presence in illuminated manuscripts throughout the Middle Ages. They were illustrated not only in bestiaries the compendiums of animal fact and fable that were exceedingly popular in the 12th and 13th centuries but 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 alphabetised 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.
Title: The Grand Medieval Bestiary (Dragonet Edition) Animals In Illuminated Manuscripts
Author(s): Heck Christian
Publisher: Abbeville Press Inc. U. S.
Barcode: 9780789213082
Pages: 620 Pages
Publication Date: 9/11/2018
Category: Animals & Nature In Art (Still Life, Landscapes & Seascapes, Etc)