The grand medieval bestiary : animals in illuminated manuscripts / Christian Heck, Rémy Cordonnier.

"Noted art historian Christian Heck explains that the prevalence of animals in illuminated manuscripts reflects their importance in medieval thought, an importance due in part to the agricultural society of that age, in which a variety of species--and not just docile pets--were the daily compan...

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Main Authors:	Heck, Christian, 1949- (Author), Cordonnier, Rémy (Author)
Other title:	Bestiaire médiéval. English Bestiary
Format:	Book
Language:	English French
Published:	New York, NY : Abbeville Press, 2018.
Edition:	Dragonet edition.
Subjects:	Animals in art. Animals, Mythical, in art. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval > Themes, motives. Animaux fabuleux dans l'art. Enluminure médiévale > Thèmes, motifs. Illuminierte Handschrift. Tiere > Motiv. bestiaries. Bestiaries. Bestiaires.