The Medieval Bestiary In English
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Author | : Elizabeth Morrison |
Publisher | : Getty Publications |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1606065904 |
A celebration of the visual contributions of the bestiary--one of the most popular types of illuminated books during the Middle Ages--and an exploration of its lasting legacy. Brimming with lively animals both real and fantastic, the bestiary was one of the great illuminated manuscript traditions of the Middle Ages. Encompassing imaginary creatures such as the unicorn, siren, and griffin; exotic beasts including the tiger, elephant, and ape; as well as animals native to Europe like the beaver, dog, and hedgehog, the bestiary is a vibrant testimony to the medieval understanding of animals and their role in the world. So iconic were the stories and images of the bestiary that its beasts essentially escaped from the pages, appearing in a wide variety of manuscripts and other objects, including tapestries, ivories, metalwork, and sculpture. With over 270 color illustrations and contributions by twenty-five leading scholars, this gorgeous volume explores the bestiary and its widespread influence on medieval art and culture as well as on modern and contemporary artists like Pablo Picasso and Damien Hirst. Published to accompany an exhibition on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center May 14 to August 18, 2019.
Author | : Terence Hanbury White |
Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 326 |
Release | : 1984-01-01 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 9780486246093 |
A preeminent medievalist presents a wonderful catalog of real and fanciful beasts, including the manticore, griffin, phoenix, amphivius, jaculus, and many other exotic animals. White's witty, erudite commentary on scientific and historical aspects enhances this survey of proto-zoology on which science is based and pre-scientific perceptions of the earth's creatures. 128 black-and-white illustrations.
Author | : Nona C. Flores |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 2016-01-20 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1135546703 |
These interdisciplinary essays focus on animals as symbols, ideas, or images in medieval art and literature.
Author | : Christian Heck |
Publisher | : Abbeville Press |
Total Pages | : 620 |
Release | : 2017-04-25 |
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ISBN | : 9780789212948 |
Author | : Bodleian Library |
Publisher | : Boydell Press |
Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780851157535 |
This Bestiary was created during the 13th century. The 136 illustrations afford insight into medieval interpretations of natural history, travellers' tales and mysticism. They are accompanied by a translation of the original Latin text.
Author | : Willene B. Clark |
Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2016-11-11 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1512805513 |
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.
Author | : Jonathan Hunt |
Publisher | : Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Alphabet |
ISBN | : 9780689812460 |
An alphabet bestiary featuring mythical animals such as the amphisbaena, basilisk, and catoblepas.
Author | : Nicholas Christopher |
Publisher | : Dial Press |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 2007-06-26 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0440337046 |
From “a writer of remarkable gifts,” “Borges with emotional weight, comes a tale that is at once a fantastical historical mystery, a haunting love story, and a glimpse into the uncanny—the quest for a long-lost book detailing the animals left off Noah’s Ark. Xeno Atlas grows up in the Bronx, his Sicilian grandmother’s strange stories of animal spirits his only escape from the legacy of his mother’s early death and his stern father’s long absences as a common seaman. Shunted off to an isolated boarding school, with his father’s activities abroad and the source of his newfound wealth grown increasingly mysterious, Xeno turns his early fascination with animals into a personal obsession: his search for the Caravan Bestiary. This medieval text, lost for eight hundred years, supposedly details the animals not granted passage on the Ark—griffins, hippogriffs, manticores, and basilisks—the vanished remnants of a lost world sometimes glimpsed in the shadowy recesses of our own. Xeno’s quest takes him from the tenements of New York to the jungles of Vietnam to the ancient libraries of Europe—but it is only by riddling out his own family secrets that he can hope to find what he is looking for. A story of panoramic scope and intellectual suspense, The Bestiary is ultimately a tale of heartbreak and redemption.
Author | : Willene B. Clark |
Publisher | : Boydell Press |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : 9780851156828 |
'The Bestiary' is a book of animals. The 'Second-family' bestiary is the most important version. This study addresses the work's purpose and audience. It includes a critical edition and new English translation, and a catalogue raisonne of the manuscripts.
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Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 142 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
One of the most popular and widely read books of the Middle Ages, "Physiologus "contains allegories of beasts, stones, and trees both real and imaginary, infused by their anonymous author with the spirit of Christian moral and mystical teaching.a Accompanied by an introduction that explains the origins, history, and literary value of this curious text, this volume also reproduces twenty woodcuts from the 1587 version. Originally composed in the fourth century in Greek, and translated into dozens of versions through the centuries, "Physiologus "will delight readers with its ancient tales of ant-lions, centaurs, and hedgehogsOCoand their allegorical significance. OC An elegant little book . . . still diverting to look at today. . . . The woodcuts reproduced from the 1587 Rome edition are alone worth the price of the book.OCOOCoRaymond A. Sokolov, "New York Times Book Review""