{"product_id":"a-dictionary-of-fabulous-beasts-richard-barber-9780851156859","title":"A Dictionary of Fabulous Beasts","description":"Mythical creatures drawn largely from medieval travellers' tales, but encompassing civilisations from the Sumerians to the Wild West. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA dictionary? No, this is really an astonishing ark filled with beasts from a fabulous zoo far more varied and entertaining than anything from ordinary natural history. From Abaia and Abath to Ziz and Zu, from the microscopic Gigelorum that nests in a mite's ear to the giant serpent Jormungandor who encircles the whole globe, there are beasts from every corner of man's imagination: the light-hearted Fearsome Critters of lumberjack tales find a place alongside the Sirrush of Babylon and the Winged Bulls of Assyria. Some of the fabulous beasts turn out to be real creatures in disguise - a Cameleopard is a kind of glamourised giraffe -while others are almost, but not quite, human. Among the six hundred entries are some which are full-scale essays in their own right, as on Phoenix or Giants; and just in case it seems as though the authors dreamt up the entire book, there is a detailed list of books for the would-be hunter in this mythical jungle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Barber, Anne Riches\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0851156851\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780851156859\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Boydell Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1971\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.13h x 6.14w x 0.51d","brand":"Richard Barber","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44063423004927,"sku":"9780851156859","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_af4e9a25-ce7e-4871-8e48-09214e23c14c.jpg?v=1685389459","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-dictionary-of-fabulous-beasts-richard-barber-9780851156859","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}