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Medieval Bestiaries
Medieval Bestiaries: Text, Image, Ideology | Debra Hassig, Debra Higgs Strickland
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An iconographical and semiotic examination of twenty-eight medieval English bestiaries.
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E.H.Kern
Medieval Bestiaries: Text, Image, Ideology | Debra Hassig, Debra Higgs Strickland
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I really enjoyed this book a lot. I read it for work and the topic is pretty specialized so it might not be for everyone. One interesting thing I got out of this book, which I didn't expect, was a new perspective on the stag as Harry Potter's patronus.

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E.H.Kern
Medieval Bestiaries: Text, Image, Ideology | Debra Hassig, Debra Higgs Strickland
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According to the allegories found in medieval bestiaries, beavers were hunted for their testicles. To escape the hunters the beaver would bite off his own testicles and leave them behind for the hunter to retrieve. Ow ow ow!

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E.H.Kern
Medieval Bestiaries: Text, Image, Ideology | Debra Hassig, Debra Higgs Strickland
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How about a little bit of light reading? 😁Started this yesterday and I'm truly enjoying it so far.

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E.H.Kern
Medieval Bestiaries: Text, Image, Ideology | Debra Hassig, Debra Higgs Strickland
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Sometimes I just love my job. I'm actually getting paid to read this.