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Definition of Bestiary

Bestiary
Bestiary Bes"ti*a*ry, n. [LL. bestiarium, fr. L. bestiarius pert. to beasts, fr. bestia beast: cf. F. bestiaire.] A treatise on beasts; esp., one of the moralizing or allegorical beast tales written in the Middle Ages. A bestiary . . . in itself one of the numerous medi[ae]val renderings of the fantastic mystical zo["o]logy. --Saintsbury.

Meaning of Bestiary from wikipedia

- A bestiary (Latin: bestiarium vocabulum) is a compendium of beasts. Originating in the ancient world, bestiaries were made po****r in the Middle Ages in...
- The Ashmole Bestiary, an English illuminated m****cript bestiary, is from the late 12th or early 13th century. Under 90 such m****cripts survive and they...
- A Bestiary Of is a compilation album by the Creatures (aka singer Siouxsie and musician Budgie), issued on CD in 1997. It compiled remastered recordings...
- The Rochester Bestiary (London, British Library, Royal MS 12 F.xiii) is a richly illuminated m****cript copy of a medieval bestiary, a book describing...
- The Aberdeen Bestiary (Aberdeen University Library, Univ Lib. MS 24) is a 12th-century English illuminated m****cript bestiary that was first listed in...
- of the Medieval Bestiary". Getty Museum. Retrieved 2022-09-06. Compare Nothumberland bestiary (Getty MS 100) (olim Alnwick bestiary, Alnwick Castle MS...
- medieval bestiaries some of which contained entries on the manticore. Manticores in bestiaries The manticore has been included in some medieval bestiaries, with...
- Look up bestiary in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A bestiary is a compendium of beasts. Bestiary may also refer to: Bestiary (Robert Rich album), 2001...
- The Worksop Bestiary, also known as the Morgan Bestiary (MS 81), most likely from Lincoln or York, England, is an illuminated m****cript created around...
- Northumberland Bestiary (MS 100) is an illuminated m****cript and bestiary dating from 1250-1260. It was originally known as the Alnwick Bestiary (MS 447) as...