Animals in the Middle Ages Contributor(s): Flores, Nona C. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415928931 ISBN-13: 9780415928939 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $61.70 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2000 Annotation: These interdisciplinary essays focus on animals as symbols, ideas, or images in medieval art and literature. Representing the broad spectrum of work in the field, contributors discuss how the bestiary mirrored values of medieval society, explore the development of composite creatures in the bestiary, and examine the Greek text "Physiologus" in depth. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Medieval - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology - Art | History - Medieval |
Dewey: 398.209 |
Series: Routledge Medieval Casebooks |
Physical Information: 0.48" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.59 lbs) 224 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
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Publisher Description: These interdisciplinary essays focus on animals as symbols, ideas, or images in medieval art and literature. |