New medieval bestiary

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New medieval bestiary

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Medieval bestiaries were not scientific treatises in the usual sense for us - they were a kind of encyclopedias created in an attempt to collect and systematize information about the world around us. Translated from Latin, bestia means “beast,” but such books could contain descriptions of birds, fish, insects, plants, and even minerals. Stories about animals could be accompanied by parables and even religious poems, since in those days people were sure that the entire living world was only a reflection of the divine Power and Word. The New Medieval Bestiary brings together data from different worlds. This gives a wide range of ideas that have developed about animals from ancient times to the present day. When creating the book, the works of ancient authors were used, who described with a high degree of reliability the habits and habitat of animals. It also contains myths and legends of the Middle Ages.

Barcode: 9785041847449 SKU: 70179941 Category:
Publication language: Russian

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