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The Medieval Menagerie: Animals in the Art of the Middle Ages

Janetta Rebold Benton

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Description:From unicorns and dragons to elephants, lions, and monkeys, medieval society was fascinated with animals, whether they truly existed or not. Indeed the more fantastic the creature, the greater its hold seems to have been on the fertile imaginations of medieval men and women. Both art and literature abound with vividly concocted examples of such chimerical monsters as unicorns and griffins along with bizarre ideas about real if exotic beasts--lions for instance, were believed to be born dead and then resurrected by their fathers after three days. Strange visions of composite creatures also poured out of the medieval ark, among them a widely accepted animal believed to be a cross between an ant and a lion.Richly illuminated with splendid and amusing beasts found in medieval painting, sculpture, decorative arts, and manuscripts, The Medieval Menagerie thoroughly explores for the first time the depiction of real and imaginary animals in medieval art. As its fascinating text reveals, fabulous creatures ordinarily found only in the distant reaches of the human mind came to full flower on the pages of bestiaries and on the capitals of cloisters across Europe. Two-headed birds, flying fish, royal blue monkeys, and fire-breathing dragons--these and other dazzling members of the animal kingdom fill the pages of this beautifully designed book and demonstrate the rich, vivid complexity of the medieval mind.But incredible creatures and grotesque gargoyles were not the only animals transformed by the medieval imagination. Everyday beasts like cows, dogs, and pigs also received a new lease on life in the hands of medieval writers and artists: witness the weasel, which was believe to conceive through its mouth and give birth through its ear. The root of these often extravagant departures from biological fact form the basis of Professor Benton's delightful text, and its exploration provides us with remarkable insight into the medieval vision of the world--its attitudes toward the antique past, toward science, and toward the meaning of artistic representation. Elegant, lively, and intelligent, The Medieval Menagerie captures some of the wildest creatures ever to grace a Gothic cathedral.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Medieval Menagerie: Animals in the Art of the Middle Ages. To get started finding The Medieval Menagerie: Animals in the Art of the Middle Ages, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: From unicorns and dragons to elephants, lions, and monkeys, medieval society was fascinated with animals, whether they truly existed or not. Indeed the more fantastic the creature, the greater its hold seems to have been on the fertile imaginations of medieval men and women. Both art and literature abound with vividly concocted examples of such chimerical monsters as unicorns and griffins along with bizarre ideas about real if exotic beasts--lions for instance, were believed to be born dead and then resurrected by their fathers after three days. Strange visions of composite creatures also poured out of the medieval ark, among them a widely accepted animal believed to be a cross between an ant and a lion.Richly illuminated with splendid and amusing beasts found in medieval painting, sculpture, decorative arts, and manuscripts, The Medieval Menagerie thoroughly explores for the first time the depiction of real and imaginary animals in medieval art. As its fascinating text reveals, fabulous creatures ordinarily found only in the distant reaches of the human mind came to full flower on the pages of bestiaries and on the capitals of cloisters across Europe. Two-headed birds, flying fish, royal blue monkeys, and fire-breathing dragons--these and other dazzling members of the animal kingdom fill the pages of this beautifully designed book and demonstrate the rich, vivid complexity of the medieval mind.But incredible creatures and grotesque gargoyles were not the only animals transformed by the medieval imagination. Everyday beasts like cows, dogs, and pigs also received a new lease on life in the hands of medieval writers and artists: witness the weasel, which was believe to conceive through its mouth and give birth through its ear. The root of these often extravagant departures from biological fact form the basis of Professor Benton's delightful text, and its exploration provides us with remarkable insight into the medieval vision of the world--its attitudes toward the antique past, toward science, and toward the meaning of artistic representation. Elegant, lively, and intelligent, The Medieval Menagerie captures some of the wildest creatures ever to grace a Gothic cathedral.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Medieval Menagerie: Animals in the Art of the Middle Ages. To get started finding The Medieval Menagerie: Animals in the Art of the Middle Ages, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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