Questionable Creatures
A Bestiary
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Author
Publication
2006-09-15 - Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Language
English
Word Count
12,000 words, Guess
Page Count
48 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- ISBN-10080285284X
- ISBN-139780802852847
- LibraryThing1698137
- Goodreads877496
- Open LibraryOL7904379M
Description
Bestiaries are the most gloriously entertaining books to have come from the Middle Ages. Written and illuminated by monks, they describe every creature thought to exist in the medieval world and include all manner of fish, fowl, and mythological beast, however far-fetched. Pauline Baynes, whose illustrations of Narnia and Middle-earth are known to millions, has revived 20 medieval and mischievous beasts, basing her tongue-in-cheek descriptions on various English bestiaries. Her delightful recreations of these fabulous creatures -- from phoenix to manticore, from bonnacon to yale -- hop, swoop, and gallop through the pages in antique splendor, and will charm today's readers as readily as they astounded audiences centuries ago. - Jacket flap.
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