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Bestiaries are medieval illustrated books that describe and depict various animals, birds, and mythical creatures. They were used for both educational and symbolic purposes, often containing moral lessons or allegorical meanings associated with the animals depicted. Bestiaries were popular in Europe during the Middle Ages and played a significant role in the development of natural history and symbolic literature.
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What was a medieval bestiary?
During the Middle Ages people liked books, called bestiaries, describing animals. They had written descriptions of the animals, together with pictures. They were not usually very scientific. But they are rather entertaining. There is a link below to an article on bestiaries.
Why were bestiaries so expensive?
They were so expensive because so little people could read and write and bestiaries were so hard because each book was hand writen and took years to do and people like monks were trained to write them so they didn't make a mistake.
Is the succubus from Greek mythology?
I believe that succubi and their male counterparts, incubi, are first mentioned in some of the Mediaeval bestiaries.
What has the author Michael Dallapiazza written?
Michael Dallapiazza has written: 'Der Wortschatz des althochdeutschen \\' -- subject(s): Bestiaries, Glossaries, Language, Physiologus
What has the author Anna Maria Raugei written?
Anna Maria Raugei has written: 'Rifrazioni e metamorfosi' 'Bestiario valdese' -- subject(s): Animals, Bestiaries, Folklore, Texts, Vaudois dialect
What has the author Diana Hartog written?
Diana Hartog has written: 'The photographer's sweethearts' -- subject(s): Fiction, Child sexual abuse, Photographers, Children, Historical fiction 'Polite to Bees' -- subject(s): Animals, Bestiaries, Poetry 'No hippies allowed'
What has the author Christopher Fagg written?
Christopher Fagg has written: 'Antigua Roma Grandes Civilizaciones/Ancient Rome Great Civilizations' 'Atlas of the ancient world' -- subject(s): Ancient Geography, Maps 'Antigua Grecia - Grandes Civilizaciones' 'Fabulous beasts' -- subject(s): Bestiaries, Juvenile literature, Monsters, Mythical Animals
What has the author Jean-Claude Mayor written?
Jean-Claude Mayor has written: 'Les balades du dimanche' -- subject(s): Description and travel 'Geneve' 'Mes onze chemins' '175 anniversaire de l'entree de Geneve dans la Confederation, 10 Juin 1989' 'Bestiaire genevois' -- subject(s): Animals, Mythical, Bestiaries, Mythical Animals 'Geneve a pied' 'Dr Charles Bugnon' 'Communes genevoises' -- subject(s): Pictorial works, Cities and towns
What has the author Penny Harter written?
Penny Harter has written: 'Stages and views' 'Turtle blessing' -- subject(s): Poetry, Nature 'The beastie book' -- subject(s): Alphabet, Animals, English language, Juvenile poetry, Bestiaries 'Lovepoems' 'The beastie book' 'Shadow play, night haiku' -- subject(s): American Haiku, American poetry, Children's poetry, American, Collections, Haiku, Haiku, American, Juvenile poetry, Night, Poetry 'White flowers in the snow' 'Recycling starlight'
What has the author Bradford Morrow written?
Bradford Morrow has written: 'Conjunctions 16' 'Trinity Fields' 'Conjunctions 2' 'Conjunctions 17 (Conjunctions)' 'A bestiary' -- subject(s): Bestiaries, Artists' books 'Kubler, come Sunday' 'The New Gothic' 'The unquiet country' -- subject(s): Fiction, Terrorism, Ranch life, Aunt Dimity (Fictitious character), Women detectives, Ghost stories, Family, Detective and mystery stories, Inheritance and succession, Ghosts 'Conjunctions: 34, American Fiction' 'Conjunction 12' 'Conjunctions 8 (Conjunctions)' 'Conjunctions:18, Fables, Yarns, Fairy Tales' 'Conjunctions/15 (Conjunctions)' 'A bibliography of the Black Sparrow Press, 1966-1978' -- subject(s): American literature, Bibliography, Black Sparrow Press, Catalogs, Imprints 'The almanac branch' 'Bi-Annual Volumes of New Writing (Conjunctions)'
Are crocodiles known for their crocodile tears?
Crocodile tears syndrome is a medical term which describes a person who lacrimates, or tears, while eating, which is due to a nerve being re-routed from the salivary gland to the lacrimal gland due to a lesion.
What has the author Franz Unterkircher written?
Franz Unterkircher has written: 'Vom liebentbrannten Herzen' -- subject(s): Codex Vindobonensis 2597, Gothic Illumination of books and manuscripts, Illustrations 'Das Gebetbuch Jakobs IV. von Schottland und seiner Gemahlin Margaret Tudor' -- subject(s): Books of hours, Catholic Church, Early works to 1800, Facsimiles, Flemish Illumination of books and manuscripts, James IV of Scotland Hours, Latin, Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern), Prayer-books and devotions, Texts 'Tiere, Glaube, Aberglaube' -- subject(s): Animal forms, Animals in art, Bestiaries, Bestiarium, Decoration and ornament, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Mythical Animals 'La miniature autrichienne' -- subject(s): Austrian Illumination of books and manuscripts, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Specimens, reproductions 'Burgundisches Brevier' -- subject(s): Books of hours, Gothic Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval Manuscripts 'Die Buchmalerei' -- subject(s): Illumination of books and manuscripts
