Representing Beasts in Early Medieval England and Scandinavia
- ISBN-10
- 178327008X
- ISBN-13
- 9781783270088
- Category
- Art
- Pages
- 295
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Authors
- Thomas J. T. Williams, Michael D. J. Bintley
Description
Essays on the depiction of animals, birds and insects in early medieval material culture, from texts to carvings to the landscape itself.
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