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Il bestiario medievale

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Gli animali occupavano un posto centrale nella società medievale. Questo libro si propone di visualizzare la presenza animale nel Medioevo attraverso le rappresentazioni presenti nelle miniature. La ricchezza materiale, ornamentale e iconografica di questa forma di espressione artistica ne fa il testimone privilegiato del suo tempo, oltre che esserne l’arte più emblematica. Il libro è riccamente illustrato con oltre seicento riproduzioni di miniature dipinte durante tutto il Medioevo nella sua accezione più ampia (dal IV secolo all’inizio del XVI). Molte di esse, ancora inedite o molto poco conosciute al di fuori della cerchia degli specialisti, vengono così portate alla luce e alla conoscenza di un maggior numero di appassionati. Questi ultimi troveranno nei saggi nuove chiavi di lettura del bestiario dell’arte medievale, nonché della visione del mondo che esso esprimeva.

620 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2011

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December 14, 2022
Чудова книга. Наркотики, вбивства, химерні пригоди, рейв-вечірки тощо. Вдячний Центру Шептицького за можливість почитати, подивитися паперовий примірник)
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April 22, 2021
Read and reread for fun and then research; an endlessly inspiring portrait of imagination and ignorance in equal measure.
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February 1, 2022
Didn't know when I asked the hubs to bring this home for me from the library that I was gonna add 15 pounds to his load.
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57 reviews
March 8, 2022
Best book ever made. Endless fun.
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August 17, 2024
Please note that the purchase price of this book does not include the draft horse you require to take it home, as it is too heavy for anything smaller than a Ford F-350.
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150 reviews2 followers
June 30, 2025
it was cool to see medieval depictions of animals i know well and ones that i don’t. there were a lot more animals that don’t exist in this than i thought there would be and a lot of them i hadn’t heard of before. but the writing is super dense and uses unnecessarily difficult words to describe simple concepts.
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December 4, 2025
Wonderful collection of medieval art. Each section was incredibly informative about the characteristics and beliefs of the time. The colors are represented well making it easy to discern different forms of media used to create the illuminated manuscripts.
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