This fascinating volume explores an important fifteenth-century illustrated manuscript tradition that provides a revealing glimpse of how western Europeans conceptualized the world. From the classical encyclopedias of Pliny to famous tales such as "...

From the soaring castles of Sleeping Beauty to the bloody battles of "Game of Thrones", from Middle-earth in "The Lord of the Rings" to mythical beasts in "Dungeons & Dragons" and from Medieval Times to the Renaissance Faire to Disneyland, the Middle...

Brimming with lively animals both real and fantastic, the bestiary was one of the great illuminated manuscript traditions of the Middle Ages. Encompassing imaginary creatures, such as the unicorn, siren and griffin; exotic beasts, including the tiger...