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Language: en
Pages: 87
Pages: 87
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-11-02 - Publisher: Penn State Press
“Ask the beast and it will teach thee, and the birds of heaven and they will tell thee.” —Job 12:7 In the Middle Ages, the bestiary achieved a popularity
Language: en
Pages: 0
Pages: 0
Type: BOOK - Published: 1984 - Publisher:
Language: en
Pages: 356
Pages: 356
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019 - Publisher: Getty Publications
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
Language: en
Pages: 348
Pages: 348
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003 - Publisher: Princeton University Press
These images, which reached a broad and socially varied audience across Western Europe, appeared in virtually all artistic media, including illuminated manuscri
Language: en
Pages: 264
Pages: 264
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-10-18 - Publisher: Routledge
The medieval bestiary was a contribution to didactic religious literature, addressing concerns central to all walks of Christian and secular life. These essays