Bestiary: Being an English Version of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, MS Bodley 764 by Barber, Richard

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Woodbridge. 1993. Boydell Press / Boydell & Brewer. Reprinted Paperback Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 9780851157535. 136 color illustrations. 206 pages. paperback. . keywords: Medieval History Legend, Myth, Folklore. FROM THE PUBLISHER - 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. This book reproduces the 136… Read More

Boydell Press, 1992-01-01. Revised edition. paperback. Used: Good.

Boydell Press, 1992-01-01. Revised edition. paperback. Used:Good.

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Boydell Pr, 2006. Paperback. New. 208 pages. 8.75x5.50x0.75 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. A delightful translation of one of the finest, and most beautiful, examples of a medieval Bestiary.

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