{"product_id":"the-grand-medieval-bestiary-dragonet-christian-heck-9780789213082","title":"The Grand Medieval Bestiary (Dragonet Edition): Animals in Illuminated Manuscripts","description":"As the 587 colorful images in this magnificent volume reveal, animals were a constant--and delightful--presence in illuminated manuscripts throughout the Middle Ages. They were illustrated not only in bestiaries--the compendiums of animal fact and fable that were exceedingly popular in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries--but in every sort of manuscript, sacred and profane, from the Gospels to the \u003cem\u003eRomance of the Rose\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This book is arranged in manner of a proper bestiary, with essays on the medieval lore and iconography of one hundred creatures alphabetized by their Latin names, from the \u003cem\u003ealauda\u003c\/em\u003e, or lark, whose morning song was thought to be a hymn to Creation, to the \u003cem\u003evultur\u003c\/em\u003e, whose taste for carrion made it a symbol of the sinner who indulges in worldly pleasures. The selection includes a number of creatures that would now be considered fantastic, including the griffin, the manticore, and of course the fabled unicorn.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christian Heck, R駑y Cordonnier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0789213087\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780789213082\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Abbeville Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/11\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 620\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.40h x 8.90w x 1.80d","brand":"Christian Heck","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44044391842047,"sku":"9780789213082","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_60d3ae6f-7721-46b7-a579-4a53077ab9c6.jpg?v=1684972588","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-grand-medieval-bestiary-dragonet-christian-heck-9780789213082","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}