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The Grand Medieval Bestiary (Dragonet Edition): Animals in Illuminated Manuscripts by Christian Heck (Hardcover, 2018)
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Now in an affordable edition, a splendid pageant of the animal kingdom as the Middle Ages saw it As the 587 colorful images in this magnificent volume reveal, animals were a constantand delightfulpresence in illuminated manuscripts throughout the Middle Ages. They were illustrated not only in bestiariesthe compendiums of animal fact and fable that were exceedingly popular in the twelfth and thirteenth centuriesbut in every sort of manuscript, sacred and profane, from the Gospels to the Romance of the Rose.
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Now in an affordable edition, here 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. As the 587 colourful images in this magnificent volume reveal, animals were a constant - and delightful - presence in illuminated manuscripts throughout the Middle Ages. Many proto-zoological illustrations, of great charm but variable accuracy, are found in the bestiaries, or compendiums of animal lore, that were exceedingly popular in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. But animals are depicted in every other sort of illuminated manuscript as well, from the eighth-century Echternach Gospels, with its geometrically schematized symbols of the Evangelists, to the early fifteenth-century Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, with its famously naturalistic scenes of peasant and aristocratic life. 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, from the alauda, or lark, whose morning song was thought to be a hymn to Creation, to the vultur, which enjoyed a certain respect due to its impressive appearance, but whose taste for carrion also made it a symbol of the sinner who indulges in worldly pleasures. 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. Not merely a study of art history, The Grand Medieval Bestiary uses a theme of timeless interest to present a panorama of medieval life and thought that will captivate even the most sophisticated modern reader. AUTHORS: Christian Heck, a senior member of the Institut Universitaire de France and former curator-in-chief of the Unterlinden Museum in Colmar, is an authority on illuminated manuscripts. Remy Cordonnieris the head of rare books at the Bibliotheque d'agglomeration de Saint-Omer, France. 600 colour illustrationsProduct Identifiers
PublisherAbbeville Press INC International Concepts.,U.S.
ISBN-139780789213082
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Book TitleThe Grand Medieval Bestiary (Dragonet Edition) : Animals in Illuminated Manuscripts
AuthorChristian Heck
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
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Publication Year2018
Number of Pages620 Pages
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Item Height311mm
Item Width216mm
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Title_AuthorChristian Heck
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
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