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Bestiary: Being an English Version of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, MS Bodley 764
Bestiary Being an English Version of the Bodleian Library Oxford MS Bodley 764
Author: Richard Barber
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...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780851157535
ISBN-10: 085115753X
Publication Date: 3/16/2006
Pages: 208
Edition: New Ed
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Publisher: Boydell Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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