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

by Richard Barber

Book Overview

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

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 085115753X
• ISBN13: 9780851157535
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"