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Beasts and Birds of the Middle Ages: The Bestiary and Its Legacy

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The medieval bestiary, or moralized book of beasts, has enjoyed immense popularity over the centuries and it continues to influence both literature and art. This collection of essays aims to demonstrate the scope and variety of bestiary studies and the ways in which the medieval bestiary can be addressed. The contributors write about the tradition of one of the bestiary's birds, Parisian production of the manuscripts, bestiary animals in a liturgical book, theological as well as secular interpretations of beasts, bestiary ...

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Beasts and Birds of the Middle Ages: The Bestiary and Its Legacy 1991, University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary Collection, Philadelphia

ISBN-13: 9780812230918

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