bestiary in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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It was a predecessor of bestiaries (books of beasts).
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Physical detail was not the central focus of the artists depicting them, and medieval bestiaries were not proper biological categorizations.
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On his desk, lies a fantastic book: a bestiary populated by finely drawn creatures.
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The description was then normally followed with an artistic illustration of the animal as described in the bestiary.
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In the case of bestiaries, similarly to herbals, the monks generally copied and cited previous texts to pass them on.
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The self-sacrificial aspect of the pelican was reinforced by the widely read mediaeval bestiaries.
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Decoratively, the central hall shows a figurative mosaic including various representations of a gothic bestiary, concentrically arranged: two-headed eagles, dragons, griffons, lions.
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During the adventure, the heroes encounter 155 different enemies, which are kept track in a bestiary.
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The idea of the parrot has been used to represent the human condition in medieval literature such as the bestiary.
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There are a number of huge real and mythical animals reflecting the world of heraldry and illuminated bestiaries.
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