This is the first English-language study of bestiaries, mediaeval works that described and illustrated animals, birds, and other creatures. Florence McCulloch describes the nature of the Latin Physiologus, which is frequently cited as among the earliest examples of serious works of natural history.
| ISBN: | 9780807890332 |
| Publication date: | 30th January 1962 |
| Author: | Florence McCulloch |
| Publisher: | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 214 pages |
| Series: | North Carolina Studies in the Romance Languages and Literatures |
| Genres: |
History of science Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval Literary companions, book reviews and guides |