Description: Essays on the depiction of animals, birds and insects in early medieval material culture, from texts to carvings to the landscape itself.
Brief description: Della Hooke is an Honorary Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Research in Arts and Social Sciences, University of Birmingham (FSA: Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London).
Review Quotes: An engaging and thought-provoking overview of various types of evidence that shed light on both medieval perceptions of beasts and the often blurred boundaries between them and humans....The varieties of beasts and diverse source materials considered here make this volume valuable not only to those interested in natural history, but also for those interested in medieval allegories for, and expressions of, identity, warfare and the supernatural.-- "EARLY MEDIEVAL EUROPE"