bestiary in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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They copied not just religious works, but a variety of texts including some on astronomy, herbals, and bestiaries.
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New features include a bestiary of all creatures encountered, and a lore section containing all the history of the region and more.
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The symbolism which usually attaches to the various animals is derived for the most part from the bestiaries.
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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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It was a predecessor of bestiaries (books of beasts).
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It includes fables, contemporary anecdotes, and facts taken from bestiaries.
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It is characterised among his works for its dependence on bestiaries for creating simile and image.
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During the adventure, the heroes encounter 155 different enemies, which are kept track in a bestiary.
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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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The self-sacrificial aspect of the pelican was reinforced by the widely read mediaeval bestiaries.
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