Mythical beasts / edited by John Cherry.
Publication details: London : British Museum Press for the Trustees of the British Museum, 1995.Description: 192 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cmISBN:- 0714117374
- 9780714117379
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| 745.67 WIN The Winchester Bible / | 745.67 YAP Birds in medieval manuscripts / | 745.68 BAR Bestiary : being an English version of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, M.S. Bodley 764 with all the original miniatures reproduced in facsimile / | 745.68 CHE Mythical beasts / | 745.68 DUZ Sea monsters on medieval and Renaissance maps / | 745.68 KEM Medieval monsters / | 745.68 MOR Beasts : factual & fantastic / |
Includes bibliography (p. 183-186) and index.
Introduction / John Cherry -- Dragons / Sheila R. Canby -- Unicorns / John Cherry -- Griffins / Peter Armour -- Sphinxes / Henrietta McCalll -- Half-human creatures / Helen King -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Illustration credits -- Index.
The work is based entirely on examples of animals depicted in a wide range of objects within the British Museum's collections.