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Book of Beasts

Book of Beasts
Author: Elizabeth Morrison
Publisher: Getty Publications
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2019
Genre: ART
ISBN: 1606065904

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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.


Medieval Beasts

Medieval Beasts
Author: Ann Payne
Publisher:
Total Pages: 112
Release: 1990
Genre: Animals
ISBN:

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The manuscripts known as bestiaries are among the most attractive medieval books, containing depictions and descriptions of all manner of beasts - some real, some imagined.


Medieval Monsters

Medieval Monsters
Author: Damien Kempf
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: Christian art and symbolism
ISBN: 9780712357906

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From satyrs and sea creatures to griffins and dragons, monsters lay at the heart of the medieval world. Believed to dwell in exotic, remote areas, these inexplicable parts of God's creation aroused fear, curiosity, and wonder in equal measure. Powerfully captured in the illustrations of manuscripts, such as bestiaries, travel books, and devotional works, they continue to delight audiences today with their vitality and humor. Medieval Monsters shows how strange creatures sparked artists' imaginations to remarkable heights. Half-human hybrids of land and sea mingle with bewitching demons, blemmyae, cyclops, and multi-headed beasts of nightmare and comic grotesques. Over 100 wondrous and terrifying images offer a fascinating insight into the medieval mind.


A Medieval Book of Beasts

A Medieval Book of Beasts
Author: Willene B. Clark
Publisher: Boydell Press
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2006
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780851156828

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'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.


Bestiary

Bestiary
Author: Jonathan Hunt
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1998
Genre: Alphabet
ISBN: 9780689812460

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An alphabet bestiary featuring mythical animals such as the amphisbaena, basilisk, and catoblepas.


Beasts and Birds of the Middle Ages

Beasts and Birds of the Middle Ages
Author: Willene B. Clark
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2016-11-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1512805513

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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.


Animals in the Middle Ages

Animals in the Middle Ages
Author: Nona C. Flores
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2016-01-20
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1135546703

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These interdisciplinary essays focus on animals as symbols, ideas, or images in medieval art and literature.


Gargoyles and Medieval Monsters

Gargoyles and Medieval Monsters
Author: A. G. Smith
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 52
Release: 1998-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0486400549

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Dragons, winged dogs, demons, lions, griffins, a bull, unicorn, eagle, various other grotesques from The Book of Kells, medieval architecture, other sources. Detailed black-and-white illustrations of 45 mythical animals. Captions.


Maps and Monsters in Medieval England

Maps and Monsters in Medieval England
Author: Asa Simon Mittman
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2013-09-13
Genre: History
ISBN: 1135501041

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This study centers on issues of marginality and monstrosity in medieval England. In the middle ages, geography was viewed as divinely ordered, so Britain's location at the periphery of the inhabitable world caused anxiety among its inhabitants. Far from the world's holy center, the geographic margins were considered monstrous. Medieval geography, for centuries scorned as crude, is now the subject of several careful studies. Monsters have likewise been the subject of recent attention in the growing field of monster studies, though few works situate these creatures firmly in their specific historical contexts. This book sits at the crossroads of these two discourses (geography and monstrosity), treated separately in the established scholarship but inseparable in the minds of medieval authors and artists.


The Mark of the Beast

The Mark of the Beast
Author: Debra Hassig
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2013-10-18
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 113566045X

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The medieval bestiary was a contribution to didactic religious literature, addressing concerns central to all walks of Christian and secular life. These essays analyze the bestiary from both literary and art historical perspectives, exploring issues including kinship, romance, sex, death, and the afterlife.