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Bestiary: The Book of Beasts from the Bodleian Library
Hardcover with protective box, as new condition
Bestiary: The Book of Beasts from the Bodleian Library is a richly illustrated presentation of a medieval bestiary manuscript, showcasing the symbolic and moral world of animals as understood in the Middle Ages. Drawing on the Bodleian Library’s illuminated bestiary, the book combines striking images with explanatory text that reveals how real and mythical creatures—from lions and elephants to unicorns and dragons—were believed to embody spiritual truths and moral lessons. Rather than offering natural history in a modern sense, the bestiary reflects a worldview in which animals served as allegories for human behaviour, Christian virtue, and vice. The volume provides both an art-historical and cultural insight into medieval thought, demonstrating how storytelling, faith, and observation were interwoven in the medieval imagination.
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