Birds in the ancient world : winged words /

Birds in the ancient world : winged words /

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Author / Creator:Mynott, Jeremy, author.
Edition:First edition.
Imprint:Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Description:xvii, 451 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps ; 25 cm
Language:English
Subject:
Birds -- Greece -- History -- To 1500.
Birds -- Rome -- History -- To 1500.
Birds -- Mythology.
Birds -- Folklore.
Birds -- Symbolic aspects.
Birds -- Social aspects -- Greece -- History -- To 1500.
Birds -- Social aspects -- Rome -- History -- To 1500.
Animals and civilization -- Greece.
Animals and civilization -- Rome.
Civilization, Classical.
Civilization, Classical.
Birds -- Symbolic aspects.
Birds -- Social aspects.
Animals and civilization.
Birds.
Birds -- Mythology.
Birds.
Greece.
Rome (Empire)
Folklore.
History.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11811212
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ISBN:9780198713654
0198713657
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-426) and indexes.
Summary:"Birds pervaded the ancient world. They impressed their physical presence on the daily experience and imaginations of ordinary people in town and country alike, and figured prominently in literature and art. They also provided a fertile source of symbols and stories in their myths and folklore, and were central to the ancient rituals of augury and divination. Jeremy Mynott's Birds in the ancient world: winged words brings together all this rich and fascinating material for the modern reader"--Inside dust jacket

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