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Heck Christian: The Grand Medieval Bestiary: The Animal in Illuminated Manuscripts

Скачать книгу (размер 3 155 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 620) Аннотация: With more than six hundred reproductions of illuminated manuscripts from the 4th to 16th centuries, this book provides an extensive look at the presence and significance of animals in medieval thought and art. The Medieval Bestiary explores the space between reality and myth; religious symbolism and political allegory; and man's combined fear of and admiration for animals both common and exotic.…