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bestiaries, medieval treatises derived from the Greek
Physiologus, which was a collection of about 50 fabulous anecdotes from natural (mostly animal) history, followed by a ‘moralization’ of the anecdotes for a Christian purpose. The Greek original dates from between the 2nd and 4th cents ad, and it was translated into many languages. In the 12th cent. additions began to be made to the Latin version from the popular encyclopaedia of the Middle Ages, the
Etymologiae of
Isidore of Seville. Those written in England in the 12th and 13th cents were often richly illustrated with miniatures.
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A Bestiary of Discontent.
Magazine article from: World Literature Today; 1/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; A Bestiary of Discontent is the English translation...establishes an intertextual relationship with the bestiaries originating in the medieval period and...ties to the rest of Europe. Murado's Bestiary is an appropriate selection for a wide...
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Here Be Dragons: A Fantastic Bestiary
Magazine article from: Marvels & Tales; 1/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...to a study of the medieval bestiary and then to a historical overview...chapter 2 ("Inventing a Bestiary") the authors turn to a...historical overview of the medieval bestiary as a way of illustrating...authors argue that medieval bestiaries of the Christian West result...
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Here Be Dragons: A Fantastic Bestiary.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Marvels & Tales; 4/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...to a study of the medieval bestiary and then to a historical overview...chapter 2 ("Inventing a Bestiary") the authors turn to a...historical overview of the medieval bestiary as a way of illustrating...authors argue that medieval bestiaries of the Christian West result...
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Pauline Baynes Questionable Creatures: A Bestiary.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: The Horn Book Magazine; 11/1/2006; ; 617 words
; ...Questionable Creatures: A Bestiary; illus. by the author 48...imitates and celebrates medieval bestiaries--books that described real...detail. Her introduction sets bestiaries in context: in the Middle...and British museums owning bestiaries are listed.
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The Mythic Bestiary.(Brief article)(Book review)
Newspaper article from: Reviewer's Bookwatch; 11/1/2008; ; 493 words
; The Mythic Bestiary Tony Allan Duncan Baird Publications...illustrations and line drawings, The Mythic Bestiary is an illustrated guide to fantastic...style. What distinguishes The Mythic Bestiary is that equal time is given not only...
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A Desert Bestiary: Folklore, Literature and Ecological Thought From the World's Dry Places.
Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter; 2/21/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...possibility. His most recent book, A Desert Bestiary: Folklore, Literature and Ecological...McNamee's point of departure is the bestiary, an encyclopedic collection of stories...Everyone has their say in A Desert Bestiary -- from Aesop to the Aztecs to Aristotle...
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A Voweller's Bestiary.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Children's Bookwatch; 8/1/2008; 450 words
; A Voweller's Bestiary Jon Arno Lawson--The Porcupine...anthology of poetry, "A Voweller's Bestiary: from Aardvark to Guineafowl (and...the animal kingdom, "A Voweller's Bestiary" is sure to entertain, educate, and...
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Xenology: Notes from the Alien Bestiary.(Xenology: Notes and Research from the Alien Bestiary of Biegel)(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: California Bookwatch; 5/1/2006; 471 words
; Xenology: Notes from the Alien Bestiary Simon Spurrier Games Workshop Willow Road, Nottingham, NG7...workshop.com XENOLOGY : NOTES AND RESEARCH FROM THE ALIEN BESTIARY OF BIEGEL packs in gorgeous full-page color artwork to accompany...
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Strassberg, Richard E., Editor, Translator, Commentator. A Chinese Bestiary: Strange Creatures from the Guideways Through Mountains and Seas.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Asian Folklore Studies; 12/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Translator, Commentator. A Chinese Bestiary: Strange Creatures from the Guideways...devotes the first quarter of A Chinese Bestiary to introductory and background material...creatures. The gem within A Chinese Bestiary is its illustrations! The majority of...
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Hesperus Press/Trafalgar Square.(American Injustices: Spoon River Anthology)(A Modern Bestiary-Ars Poetastrica)(Brief article)(Book review)
Newspaper article from: Library Bookwatch; 12/1/2005; 496 words
; ...heyday. Alessandro Gallenzi's A Modern Bestiary--Ars Poetastrica (1843917777, $16...passionate new interpretation of the old 'bestiary' traditions from long ago, A MODERN BESTIARY will delight fans of the sonnet.
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bestiary
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
bestiary , a type of medieval book...12th to 14th cent. The bestiary presumed to describe the...severally exemplify. The bestiaries are the source of a bewildering...the chief source of the bestiaries. A Middle English version...
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bestiaries
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
bestiaries, medieval treatises derived from the Greek Physiologus , which was a collection of about 50 fabulous anecdotes from natural...
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Bestiary
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms
Bestiary a medieval written book which collects together verse, prose, and illustrations of real and fabled animals — Wilkes.
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Animals
Book article from: -Ologies and -Isms
...an advocate of kindness to animals. 2. British . an antivivisectionist. bestiarist a compiler or writer of bestiaries. bestiary an allegorical or moralizing commentary based upon real or fabled animals, usually medieval and sometimes illustrated...
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Manticore
Book article from: Myths and Legends of the World
...determining family emblems In medieval Christianity, the manticore was a symbol of the devil. It appeared in a number of bestiaries, books containing pictures or descriptions of mythical beasts. The manticore was also featured in medieval heraldry on items...
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