European maps from the Middle Ages are full of strange lands, legendary races and fabulous monsters. Only the Church with the help of God was able to provide protection against these horrors. The ...
The Roman historian Sallustius, also known as Sallust, hit on a crystalline formulation to describe concepts that we know to be fictional and unreal but that nevertheless loom large in our ...
"Co-published by the British Library"--Colophon. Beckwith, J. Bruce. Bibliotheca Beckwithiana (unpublished), 52. SCDIRB copy 390880019622067 has bookplate: Smithsonian Libraries: The Beckwith-Browning ...
A river that flows in Pennsylvania is one of the oldest around, so it stands to reason that massive prehistoric beasts once ...
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Why some medieval monsters seemed real
Dragons weren’t the only creatures haunting medieval imagination. From bizarre hybrids to sea monsters, these legends shaped maps and stories. We explore the strangest among them. 🐉 ...
The ancient Greek myths are full of beings that bear a striking resemblance to the vampires of later folklore.
Section of the Chapter Seven frontispiece Natalie created for Enchanted Creatures showing curiosity cabinet specimens Source: Natalie Lawrence I've always thought that nonhuman animals (animals) are ...
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