Birds in the Ancient World: Winged Words - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780198853114ISBN-10:198853114UPC:9780198853114Book Category:History, NatureBook Subcategory:Ancient, AnimalsBook Topic:Greece, Rome, BirdsSize:9.10 x 6.10 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.702Product ID:SC8VSM4EJA
Birds in the Ancient World: Winged Words
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...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780198853114ISBN-10:198853114UPC:9780198853114Book Category:History, NatureBook Subcategory:Ancient, AnimalsBook Topic:Greece, Rome, BirdsSize:9.10 x 6.10 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.702Product ID:SC8VSM4EJA
Jeremy Mynott, Former Chief Executive of Cambridge University Press, and Emeritus Fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge Jeremy Mynott is the author of Birdscapes: Birds in Our Imagination and Experience (2009), a book exploring the variety of human responses to birds, described by reviewers as 'the finest book ever written about why we watch birds' (Guardian) and 'a wonderful rumination on birds...
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