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Bestiary - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Bestiary : (noun)
1: a medieval book (usually illustrated) with allegorical and
amusing descriptions of real and fabled animals
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Bestiary : \Bes"ti*a*ry\, n. [LL. bestiarium, fr. L. bestiarius
pert. to beasts, fr. bestia beast: cf. F. bestiaire.]
A treatise on beasts; esp., one of the moralizing or
allegorical beast tales written in the Middle Ages.
A bestiary . . . in itself one of the numerous
medi[ae]val renderings of the fantastic mystical
zo["o]logy. --Saintsbury.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Bestiary |
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GreywoodPub: More reviews at dtrpg.com; this time another 5 star review for QUERP and a 4 star review for the Bestiary. http://bit.ly/8Zc7v6 |
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Atlantic85: Bowsprite: A New York Harbor Sketchbook - a nautical Bestiary: http://tinyurl.com/yatxa9n - A really worthwhile blog. Beautiful! |
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eliorivero: Blackbooks: Emotional Bestiary is a collection of pencil illustrations by Fernando Forero. http://bit.ly/7QaxVG |
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