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Other authors / contributors: | Curley, Michael J., 1942-
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ISBN: | 9780226128719 0226128717 9780226128702 0226128709
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Notes: | "A medieval book of nature lore"--Cover. Originally published 1979. Includes bibliographical references. Unlimited Users and Download Restrictions may Apply, VLEbooks Unlimited User Licence. Available using University of Exeter Username and Password. Translated from the Latin. Print version record.
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Summary: | One of the most popular and widely read books of the Middle Ages, Physiologus contains allegories of beasts, stones, and trees both real and imaginary, infused by their anonymous author with the spirit of Christian moral and mystical teaching. Accompanied by an introduction that explains the origins, history, and literary value of this curious text, this volume also reproduces twenty woodcuts from the 1587 version. Originally composed in the fourth century in Greek, and translated into dozens of versions through the centuries, Physiologus will delight readers with its ancient tales of ant-lion.
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Other form: | Print version: Physiologus. English. Physiologus. 1st University of Chicago Press ed. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2009 9780226128702
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