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Monsters and Grotesques in Medieval Manuscripts by Alixe Bovey (Paperback, 2002)

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The margins of medieval manuscripts teem with sirens, satyrs, griffins, unicorns, dragons and other bizarre creatures. Commonplace animals are twisted together in impossible combinations, and human bodies are merged with animal forms in ways that are often both comic and ghastly. Images of these monstrosities pervade art and culture in the Middle Ages, and for medieval people they must have been a tantalizing suggestion of unknown worlds and unthinkable dangers. But what were they doing there? Were they meaningless distractions, or did these strange beasts have other symbolic meanings? Alixe Bovey's thoroughly readable text explains the meaning of these monsters and their place in medieval art.

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PublisherUniversity of Toronto Press

ISBN-139780802085122

eBay Product ID (ePID)90135951

Product Key Features

Number of Pages64 Pages

Publication NameMonsters and Grotesques in Medieval Manuscripts

LanguageEnglish

SubjectArchaeology

Publication Year2002

TypeTextbook

AuthorAlixe Bovey

FormatPaperback

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Item Height246 mm

Item Weight214 g

Item Width177 mm

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Country/Region of ManufactureCanada

Title_AuthorAlixe Bovey