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001 2012030152
003 DLC
005 20120725173242.0
008 120725s2012 nyu 000 0 eng
010 $a 2012030152
020 $a9780789211279 (hardback)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda
041 1 $aeng$hfre
042 $apcc
050 00 $aND3339$b.H43 2012
082 00 $a745.6/7094$223
084 $aART015070$2bisacsh
100 1 $aHeck, Christian,$d1949-
240 10 $aBestiaire médiéval.$lEnglish
245 14 $aThe grand medieval bestiary :$banimals in illuminated manuscripts /$cby Christian Heck and Remy Cordonnier ; translated from the French by John A. Goodman, Linda Gardiner, Elizabeth Heard, Charles Penwarden, and Jane Marie Todd.
250 $aFirst edition.
263 $a1210
264 1 $aNew York :$bAbbeville Press,$c2012.
300 $apages cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"The Grand Medieval Bestiary: Animals in Illuminated Manuscripts is a splendid pageant of the animal kingdom as the Middle Ages saw it, illustrated with miniatures of every period and style, many never before published. Noted art historian Christian Heck explains that the prevalence of animals in illuminated manuscripts reflects their importance in medieval thought, an importance due in part to the agricultural society of that age, in which a variety of species--and not just docile pets--were the daily companions of man. The main part of the book explores the complex and fascinating iconography of the individual creatures most frequently depicted by medieval miniaturists. It is arranged in the manner of a proper bestiary, with essays on one hundred animals alphabetized by their Latin names. The selection includes a number of creatures that would now be considered fantastic, including the griffin, the manticore, and of course the fabled unicorn, tamable only by a gentle maiden"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aAnimals in art.
650 0 $aAnimals, Mythical, in art.
650 0 $aIllumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval$xThemes, motives.
650 7 $aART / History / Medieval.$2bisacsh
700 1 $aCordonnier, Rémy.
765 0 $aHeck, Christian, 1949-$tBestiaire médiéval$dParis : Citadelles & Mazenod, 2011.$h619 p. : ill. ; 40 cm