A Dictionary of Fabulous Beasts Barber Riches Paperback Boydell Press

Richard Barber

A Dictionary of Fabulous BeastsAuthor(s): Richard Barber, Anne Riches\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: The Boydell Press\nISBN-13: 9780851156859, 978-0851156859\nSynopsis\nMythical creatures drawn largely from medieval travellers' tales, but encompassing civilisations from the Sumerians to the Wild West.\n\nA dictionary? No, this is really an astonishing ark filled with beasts from a fabulous zoo far more varied and entertaining than anything from ordinary natural history. From Abaia and Abath to Ziz and Zu, from the microscopic Gigelorum that nests in a mite's ear to the giant serpent Jormungandor who encircles the whole globe, there are beasts from every corner of man's imagination: the light-hearted Fearsome Critters of lumberjack tales find a place alongside the Sirrush of Babylon and the Winged Bulls of Assyria. Some of the fabulous beasts turn out to be real creatures in disguise - a Cameleopard is a kind of glamourised giraffe -.