A Medieval Book of Beasts

The Second-Family Bestiary. Commentary, Art, Text and Translation.

Willene B. Clark (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

344 Seiten

2025
Boydell & Brewer (Verlag)
978-1-83765-267-9 (ISBN)

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Text, translation, and critical study of one of the most important medieval bestiaries.

The bestiary - a book of animals, both real and mythical - is one of the most interesting and appealing medieval artefacts. The "Second-family" bestiary is the most important and frequently produced version (some 49 known manuscripts exist). Of English origin and predominantly English production, it boasts a spiritual text "modernized" to meet the needs of its time, and features exceptional illustrations. This study addresses the work's purpose and audience, challenging previous assumptions with direct evidence in the manuscripts themselves, linking their use to teachers at the elementary-school level, and exploring the art, the text, and the cultural context for the bestiary. It includes a critical edition and new English translation, and a catalogue raisonné of the manuscripts. Fully illustrated.

Bestiary history; cultural setting
The Text, an overview
The Text, details
The Illustrations, an overview
The Illustrations in significant manuscripts
The Manuscripts: origins, owners, codicology; general audience
Past Assumptions
New evidence and specific audience
Decline of the Latin bestiaries

Erscheint lt. Verlag	13.5.2025
Zusatzinfo	15 colour and 61 b/w illus.
Verlagsort	Woodbridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	210 x 297 mm
Gewicht	666 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Essays / Feuilleton
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Antiquitäten
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile
ISBN-10	1-83765-267-8 / 1837652678
ISBN-13	978-1-83765-267-9 / 9781837652679
Zustand	Neuware