Bestiary: Being an English Version of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, MS Bodley 764
Binding: Paperback Publisher: The Boydell Press ISBN: 085115753X ISBN-13: 9780851157535 Released: 16 Mar 2006 RRP: £19.99 Average Rating:
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A Fabulous Ark- By: Mr. Stuart Heath, 25 Oct 2000 ...in which unicorns & lions rub shoulders & haunches with cattle, hounds & mice. This book alllows us to imagine beasts, fowl & fishes as our medieval forefathers did, in what to present-day eyes is a confused blend of 'facts', speculation & moralizing. The emphasis is alll on knowledge gained from the library, rather than from the field... & how it can be applied in pursuit of a good & pious life. We feel the force of a pervasive belief that the Beasts were Created by God for the benefit of Man, but we also see an awe & a delight in the beauty & variety of that Creation, most vividly in the beautifully reproduced miniatures which illustrate the text. I love this book, & recommend it wholeheartedly.
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