The Book of Fabulous Beasts: A Treasury from Ancient Times to the Present
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Book Overview
What do green lions, nine-headed winged snakes, giant gold-digging ants and fish in the shape of bishops have in common? They all inhabit this new, comprehensive collection of strange and fantastic beasts. In excerpts spanning millennia and reflecting the development of the Western imagination itself, we encounter old favorites like the dragon, unicorn, phoenix, griffin, and mermaid, as well as a host of other bizarre creatures.
Comprising hundreds...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0195095618
ISBN13:9780195095616
Release Date:January 1999
Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA
Length:432 Pages
Weight:1.70 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 7.3" x 10.2"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Beautiful
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
If you like this book, then you should pick up Nick Bantock's (of Gryphon & Sabine fame), " Averse to Beasts," a book with cassette whose beastiary art is a wonderful companion piece to this definitive text.
A must for scholars and a good read for everyone else.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
This must be the definitive text when it comes to a compendium of fabulous beasts. The choice of entries is excellent and expansive, the accompanying editorial insightful. Should become a classic.
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