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Title: The Book of Beasts : Being a Translation from a Latin Bestiary of the Twelfth Century by T.H. White ISBN: 0-486-24609-4 Publisher: Dover Publications Pub. Date: 01 February, 1984 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)
Rating: 5
Summary: 12th Century Biology
Comment: This is indeed an excellent book for those interested in history and biology. ~The Book of Beasts~ is a translation from Latin of a Twelfth century bestiary. It was written as a serious scientific study of zoology, despite giving equal precedence to dogs, horses, lions, dragons, and unicorns. This was the world of wildlife as the people of the 1100's saw it. It includes such beliefs as "when a lioness gives birth to her cubs, she brings them forth dead and lays them up lifeless for three days - until thier father, coming on the third day, breathes in thier faces, and makes them alive." (direct quote) The book also has an extensive appendix, detailing the history of the original manuscript of this bestiary, and information on ancient bestiaries as a whole. Further, the author tells us "No Latin prose bestiary has ever before been printed, even in Latin. This is the first and only English translation in print. . ." This is an invaluable reference to any students of historical sciences, especially biological/zoological sciences, or to any simply interested in the subjects. Very highly recommended.
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Title: Curious and Fantastic Creatures (Dover Pictorial Archives) by Francois Rabelais ISBN: 0486284638 Publisher: Dover Publications Pub. Date: 09 March, 1995 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: Bestiary : An Illuminated Alphabet of Medieval Beasts by Jonathan Hunt ISBN: 0689812469 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Pub. Date: 01 October, 1998 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: Natural History: A Selection (Penguin Classics) by the Elder Pliny ISBN: 0140444130 Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 1991 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Giants, Monsters, and Dragons: An Encyclopedia of Folklore, Legend, and Myth by Carol Rose ISBN: 0393322114 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: November, 2001 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Treasury of Fantastic and Mythological Creatures: 1087 Renderings from Historic Sources (Dover Pictorial Archives) by Richard Huber ISBN: 0486241742 Publisher: Dover Publications Pub. Date: 01 January, 1981 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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