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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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 creatures in literature, and new perspectives on the bestiary in other genres.
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Publisher:
University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary Collection
Published:
1989
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
17125975564
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 0812281470. Name and date on front free endpaper, otherwise text clean and solid; Anniversary Collection; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 238 pages.
Publisher:
University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary Collection
Published:
1989
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
17970752968
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