[PDF] Aldeks Bestiary eBook

Author : Nicholas Christopher
Publisher : Random House Digital, Inc.
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 20,16 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Adventure stories, American
ISBN :

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From a writer of remarkable gifts comes a tale that is at once a fantastical historical mystery, a haunting love story, and a glimpse into the uncanny: the quest for a long-lost book detailing the animals left off Noahs Ark.

Author : Elizabeth Morrison
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 32,78 MB
Release : 2019
Category : ART
ISBN : 1606065904

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A celebration of the visual contributions of the bestiary--one of the most popular types of illuminated books during the Middle Ages--and an exploration of its lasting legacy. Brimming with lively animals both real and fantastic, the bestiary was one of the great illuminated manuscript traditions of the Middle Ages. Encompassing imaginary creatures such as the unicorn, siren, and griffin; exotic beasts including the tiger, elephant, and ape; as well as animals native to Europe like the beaver, dog, and hedgehog, the bestiary is a vibrant testimony to the medieval understanding of animals and their role in the world. So iconic were the stories and images of the bestiary that its beasts essentially escaped from the pages, appearing in a wide variety of manuscripts and other objects, including tapestries, ivories, metalwork, and sculpture. With over 270 color illustrations and contributions by twenty-five leading scholars, this gorgeous volume explores the bestiary and its widespread influence on medieval art and culture as well as on modern and contemporary artists like Pablo Picasso and Damien Hirst. Published to accompany an exhibition on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center May 14 to August 18, 2019.

Author : Pauline Baynes
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 30,71 MB
Release : 2006-06-30
Category : Animals, Mythical
ISBN : 9780802852847

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Bestiaries are the most gloriously entertaining books to have come from the Middle Ages. Written and illuminated by monks, they describe every creature thought to exist in the medieval world and include all manner of fish, fowl, and mythological beast, however far-fetched. Pauline Baynes, whose original line illustrations for J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and C. S. Lewis's The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe are known to millions, has revived twenty medieval and mischievous beasts, basing her tongue-in-cheek descriptions on various English bestiaries. Her delightful recreations of these fabulous beasts -- from phoenix to manticore, from bonnacon to yale -- hop, swoop, and gallop through the pages in antique splendor and will charm today's readers as readily as they astounded audiences centuries ago.

Author : Terence Hanbury White
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 39,81 MB
Release : 1984-01-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780486246093

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A preeminent medievalist presents a wonderful catalog of real and fanciful beasts, including the manticore, griffin, phoenix, amphivius, jaculus, and many other exotic animals. White's witty, erudite commentary on scientific and historical aspects enhances this survey of proto-zoology on which science is based and pre-scientific perceptions of the earth's creatures. 128 black-and-white illustrations.

Author : Willene B. Clark
Publisher : Boydell Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 15,2 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780851156828

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'The Bestiary' is a book of animals. The 'Second-family' bestiary is the most important version. This study addresses the work's purpose and audience. It includes a critical edition and new English translation, and a catalogue raisonne of the manuscripts.