Beasts : factual & fantastic /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Imprint: | Los Angeles : J. Paul Getty Museum ; London : British Library, [2007] |
| Series: | Medieval imagination.
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| Retention: | Retained for Eastern Academic Scholars' Trust (EAST) http://eastlibraries.org/retained-materials |
| Online Access: | Table of contents only Contributor biographical information Publisher description |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Animals in Daily Life
- Creating the Animals
- Work and Play
- Warfare
- Animals and the Law
- Studying Animals
- Beasts in Focus: The Hunting Manual
- Symbolic Creatures
- Christian Symbols
- Saintly Companions
- Astrological Animals
- Heraldic Creatures
- Tales, Parables, and Fables
- Beasts in Focus: The Bestiary
- Fantastic Beasts
- Marginal Hybrids
- Mythological Animals
- Beasts in Human Guise
- Dragons and Demons
- Beasts in Focus: The Apocalypse
- Suggestions for Further Reading
- Books of Related Interest from Getty Publications and British Library Publications
- The Medieval Imagination Series / About the Author