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Here Be Dragons: A Fantastic Bestiary
Christian Delacampagne
ISBN 13: 9780691116891
Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Hardcover
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Traces five thousand years of mythological art as reflected in works of sculpture, paintings, folk art, pop culture, and more, tracing the evolution of bestiary work while observing the endurance of imaginary creatures in art throughout history, and placing particular emphasis on unicorns, part-human animals, winged beasts, and dragons. (Fine Arts)
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Book Description: The University Press Group Ltd, United States, 2003. Hardback. Book Condition: New. English. 299 x 235 mm. Brand New Book with Free Worldwide Delivery. Sphinxes, hydras, chimeras, dragons, unicorns, griffins, sirens, and centaurs - fantastic animals can be found in works from Greek vases to paintings by Bosch, Goya, and Picasso, from folk art to comic strips, advertising, and Hollywood movies. "Here Be Dragons" is a lavishly illustrated compendium of the marvelous menagerie of imaginary animals that humans have conjured up over the ages. Ariane and Christian Delacampagne take us on a visually and intellectually riveting journey through five thousand years of art, examining the symbolic meanings of such creatures and what they say about the unconscious life of the human mind. In the Middle Ages, 'bestiary' referred to an edifying poem, in Latin or French verse, in which the moral characteristics of real or imaginary animals were highlighted. With the passing of time, this once-flourishing genre disappeared. We have ceased to equate animals that can be observed with those we only dream of, but neither science nor mass culture has managed to chase away imaginary beasts. Such creatures continue to haunt us, just as they haunted our ancestors.In the first book to explore this subject with such cross-cultural and chronological range, the Delacampagnes identify five basic structures (unicorn, human-headed animal, animal-headed human, winged quadruped, and dragon) whose stories they relate from prehistory to the present day. They also provide fascinating sociological and psychoanalytical insight into the processes through which artists have created these astonishing animals and how they have been transmitted from culture to culture. Contrary to what people once believed, the fantastic exists only in the mind. And yet, as "Here Be Dragons" shows us, it is one of the mind's most sophisticated, mysterious, and inspiring creations. Bookseller Inventory # AAH9780691116891 Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question |
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