Bestiary: Being an English Version of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, MS Bodley 764 by Richard Barber

Bestiary: Being an English Version of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, MS Bodley 764

Richard Barber

206 pages paperback 1237

2 editions

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Bestiaries are a particularly characteristic product of medieval England, and give a unique insight into the medieval mind. Richly illuminated and lavishly produced, they were luxury objects for noble families. Their three-fold purpose was to prov...

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