The Book of Beasts: Being a Translation from a Latin Bestiary of the Twelfth Century - Paperback
by T. H. White
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Dover PublicationsISBN-13:9780486246093ISBN-10:486246094UPC:9780486246093Book Category:Literary Collections, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Folklore & MythologySize:8.24 x 5.66 x 0.69 inchesWeight:0.8113Product ID:SC7QQS59TJ
The Book of Beasts: Being a Translation from a Latin Bestiary of the Twelfth Century
If a serpent swallows the spittle of a fasting man, it dies. Trees felled in the wrong season breed termites. If eels are drowned in wine, those who drink it get a loathing for liquor.
These and similar flights of fancy were articles of faith in the twelfth century -- the era of the fascinating Latin prose bestiary translated in this volume. The translator is T. H. White, author of The Once and...
These and similar flights of fancy were articles of faith in the twelfth century -- the era of the fascinating Latin prose bestiary translated in this volume. The translator is T. H. White, author of The Once and...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Dover PublicationsISBN-13:9780486246093ISBN-10:486246094UPC:9780486246093Book Category:Literary Collections, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Folklore & MythologySize:8.24 x 5.66 x 0.69 inchesWeight:0.8113Product ID:SC7QQS59TJ
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