Bestiary - Myths - Folio Society - 1992 1st ed. - VGC

Bestiary - Myths - Folio Society - 1992 1st ed. - VGC

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Bestiary - Myths - Folio Society - 1992 1st ed. - VGC
Folio Society
Myths

Bestiary

£21.99
Edition year 1992
Printing year 1992
First edition Yes
Binding Buckram
Translator Richard Barber
Weight 1.25 Kg
Pages 208
Dimensions 27.5 × 17.6 cm
Condition Very Good
Condition notes In very good overall condition. Book is like new, faintly faded case.

Edition details

Bestiary. an English version of Bodleian Library M.S. 764, translated and introduced by Richard Barber, 135 original miniatures reproduced in facsimile. Printed on cream cartridge paper. Quarter dark blue buckram, cream paper boards printed in colour, dark blue endleaves. Dark blue slipcase. 27.5 x 17.6 cm. 208 pp. The Presentation Volume for 1993

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About the book

Bestiary draws upon the medieval tradition of illustrated books describing animals both real and imaginary. In the medieval world, lions, elephants, serpents, unicorns and many other creatures were frequently given symbolic and moral meanings alongside descriptions of their supposed behaviour. The result is a fascinating combination of natural history, legend, religion and fantasy. Bestiaries reveal how medieval Europeans understood the animal world and provide some of the richest and most imaginative imagery surviving from the period.

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