The book of beasts is a illustrated abridgment of a short story by the classic childrens book author e. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The getty museums marvelous book of beasts lets the unicorns run. Price new from used from mass market paperback please retry. A trilogy that it has to be said is definitely one of those that needs to be read in order.
Illustrated by basil temple blackwood, the superficially naive verses give. Within the first three months of its publication, the bad childs book of beasts sold 4,000 copies. Book of beasts the bestiary in the medieval w amazon. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. A vast throng of animals tumble, soar, and race through the pages of the bestiary, a popular medieval book describing the beasts of the world. This is the first and only english translation in print. Its illustrations of real and mythical creatures have. A book of beasts illustrated mass market paperback 1960. Brimming with interesting facts from beast consultant barbara taylor, this charming picture book is a beautiful way for parents to introduce young children to the animal world. With james callis, laura harris, jesse moss, patrick sabongui.
Unicorns are just one of the wild rides in the gettys marvelous book of beasts. The bad childs book of beasts is an 1896 childrens book written by hilaire belloc. The bestiary in the medieval world morrison, elizabeth, grollemond, larisa on. Full text of the journal of the bombay branch of the royal. Illustrated by basil temple blackwood, the superficially naive verses give tongueincheek advice to children.
A book of beasts was the first and, for a time, the only english translation of a medieval bestiary. In the book, the animals tend to be sagelike, and the humans dull and selfsatisfied. Full text of the journal of the bombay branch of the. The book of beasts speaks at great length of the bonds which may be formed between creatures of the wilds and those among the free peoples of middleearth who are willing to understand their own true natures. Sorcerer arkadian has taken over camelot with a zoo of beasts. After hollow earth and bone quill we have the book of beasts, the final book in the trilogy.
Inga moore has done a lovely job with her text decisions and her illustrations. The bestiary was a bestseller in the middle ages, a kind of natural history cumzoological survey that presumed to describe the animals of the world and to point out the human traits they exemplified. No latin prose bestiary has ever before been printed, even in latin. Being a translation from a latin bestiary of the 12th century by white, t. Being a translation from a latin bestiary of the twelfth century terence hanbury white on. An ok read with what i felt to be a fitting end to an enjoyable enough series. Body beast, the book of beast paperback january 1, 2014 by sagi kalev author 5.
The bestiary in the medieval world apollo magazine. Intriguing recipes for 57 different meats with a natural history of each animal, its portrait from the worlds finest art collections, and its culinary bibliography hardcover 1975. Encyclopaedia, devotional guide and storybook in one, the bestiary was hugely popular in the middle ages. Animals tumble, soar, and race through the pages of the bestiary, a popular type of medieval book describing the beasts of the world.