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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The grand medieval bestiary The grand medieval bestiary Christian Heck "The Grand Medieval Bestiary: Animals in Illuminated Manuscripts is a splendid pageant of the animal kingdom as the Middle Ages saw it, illustrated with miniatures of every period and style, many nev… OL16727151W
Fairies, mermaids, and unicorns Fairies, mermaids, and unicorns Jorge Santillan Fairytale creatures might be the most fun to draw! They're adaptable to anyone's imagination and add a touch of magic to works of art. Through step-by-step instructions, readers will learn to draw co… OL21732005W
Natur im Bild Natur im Bild Angela Fischel Summary: Die Naturphilosophen Conrad Gessner (1516-1565) und Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605) trugen in Zürich und Bologna umfangreiche Sammlungen dokumentarischer Naturdarstellungen zusammen, heute ein… OL23212033W
Pablo Picasso, The minotaur Pablo Picasso, The minotaur Danièle Giraudy Stimulates appreciation of Picasso's work by means of visual games involving his Minotaur. Includes a construction of moving minotaur legs and half pages that can be shuffled to create a centaur, min… OL3796506W
Animals in Celtic Life and Myth Animals in Celtic Life and Myth Miranda J. Aldhouse-Green For the Celts, a rural people whose survival depended so freatly upon their environment, the sanctity of natural phenomenon and of the elements led to extreme respect and veneration of animals. Both … OL8090539W