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The naming of the beasts : natural history in the medieval bestiary / Wilma George & Brunsdon Yapp.
- Title
- The naming of the beasts : natural history in the medieval bestiary / Wilma George & Brunsdon Yapp.
- Author
- George, Wilma B.
- Publication
- London : Duckworth, 1991.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | QL351 .G46 1991 | Off-site |
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- Additional Authors
- Yapp, W. B. (William Brunsdon), 1909-1990
- Description
- xiv, 231 p., [3] p. of plates : ill. (some col.); 24 cm.
- Summary
- "This book, the first to be written by authors who know about animals, is based on a study of 40 manuscripts. It shows that bestiaries are not, as so often thought, mere compendia of old wives' tales and religious symbolism but important documents for any serious history of medieval science"--
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 220-222) and indexes.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Introduction -- General scenes. Creation scenes ; The naming of the animals ; Beasts ; Birds -- Mammals. Wild mammals ; Domestic mammals -- Birds. Non-passerines ; Passerines ; Unidentifiable birds -- Other animals. Serpentes ; Pisces ; Vermes, or terrestrial invertebrates ; Insects.
- ISBN
- 0715622382 :
- LCCN
- ^^^93110777^
- OCLC
- 20524101
- SCSB-9891497
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library