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The book of beasts : being a translation from a Latin bestiary of the twelfth century

Translator
White, T. H. (Terence Hanbury), 1906-1964
Date
  • 2002
Publisher
Madison, Wisconsin: Parallel Press
Summary
  • Translation of Cambridge University Library ms. Ii. 4.26.
  • White’s The Bestiary: A Book of Beasts was the first and, for a time, the only English translation of a medieval bestiary. Bestiaries were second only to the Bible in their popularity and wide distribution during the Middle Ages. They were catalogs of animal stories, combining zoological information, myths, and legends. Great attention was given to bizarre, exotic, and monstrous creatures. Much of the content of bestiaries was drawn from much older sources including Aristotle, early English literature, and oral traditions. White provides an excellent appendix that explains how the creatures of the bestiary influenced the development of allegory and symbolism in art and literature.
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Translator
White, T. H. (Terence Hanbury), 1906-1964
Editor
White, T. H. (Terence Hanbury), 1906-1964
Publisher
Madison, Wisconsin: Parallel Press
Date
2002
Description of Original
296 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Format
Text
Language
English
Collection
History of Science and Technology

  1. [Cover]
  2. [Title Page]
  3. Introduction / Frazier, Kenneth L.
  4. I. Beasts
  5. II. Birds
  6. III. Reptiles and fishes
  7. Appendix
  8. Bibliography
  9. Index
  10. [Illustration]
  11. [Cover]

Subjects

  • Bestiaries
  • Didactic literature, Latin (Medieval and modern) — Translations into English
  • Animals — Folklore — Early works to 1800
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