Bestiary: Being an English Version of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, MS Bodley 764 Paperback - 1992
by Richard Barber
From the rear cover
Bestiaries are a particularly characteristic product of medieval England, and give a unique insight into the medieval mind. Richly illuminated and lavishly produced, they were luxury objects for noble families. Their three-fold purpose was to provide a natural history of birds, beasts and fishes, to draw moral examples from animal behaviour (the industrious bee, the stubborn ass), and to reveal a mystical meaning -- the phoenix, for instance, as a symbol of Christ's resurrection.
This Bestiary, MS. Bodley 764, was produced around the middle of the thirteenth century and is of singular beauty and interest. The lively illustrations have the freedom and naturalistic quality of the later Gothic style, and make dazzling use of colour. The 136 illuminations are reproduced to the same size and in the same place as in the original manuscript, and the text fitted around them. Richard Barber's translation from the original Latin is a delight to read, capturing both the serious intent of the manuscript and its charm.
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- Title Bestiary: Being an English Version of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, MS Bodley 764
- Author Richard Barber
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Revised
- Pages 206
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Boydell Press, Woodbridge
- Date 1992-01-01
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated
- ISBN 9780851157535 / 085115753X
- Weight 0.95 lbs (0.43 kg)
- Dimensions 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.7 in (21.34 x 13.72 x 1.78 cm)
- Dewey Decimal Code 878.030
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