Medieval Birds in the Sherborne Missal

Backhouse, Janet

The Sherborne Missal, one of the greatest English medieval manuscripts, contains a wealth of marginal illustrations of wild birds. From over 170 images, over half can be identified to 40 species, and although many are imaginary birds and fantasies, the manuscript offers an unparalleled insight into England's medieval natural history.

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A delightful British Library study reproducing the exquisitely detailed avian marginalia from the famed 15th-century Sherborne Missal.

EAN

9780712347051

Publisher

The British Library Publishing Division

Published

15 April 2001

Pages

64

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