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The Book of Beasts: A Facsimile of MS. Bodley 764
The Book of Beasts A Facsimile of MS Bodley 764
Author: Christpher de Hamel
In the Middle Ages, people believed that studying animals allowed them to read the Divine Order as written in the natural world. In image and word, medieval bestiaries illustrated beasts in stunning detail and explained their scientific nature as well as their allegorical significance.This bestiary, dating from the mid-13th century and preserved...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781851243174
ISBN-10: 1851243178
Publication Date: 9/1/2008
Pages: 316
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Publisher: Bodleian Library
Book Type: Hardcover
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