In the spirit of medieval bestiaries, presents a series of bizarre creatures that are very much a part of the real world, including the honey badger, giant squid, axolotl, zebrafish, waterbear, and yeti crab. "From medieval bestiaries to Borges's Book of Imaginary Beings, we've…
In the spirit of medieval bestiaries, presents a series of bizarre creatures that are very much a part of the real world, including the honey badger, giant squid, axolotl, zebrafish, waterbear, and yeti crab. "From medieval bestiaries to Borges's Book of Imaginary Beings, we've…
This publication is a provocative investigation into animals, hands, and human identity in Western philosophy. Tyler challenges claims of human distinctiveness and superiority, which are so often represented by the supposedly unique and perfect human hand.
Le cerf vit mille ans. Le sanglier porte ses cornes dans sa bouche. Les papillons sont des fleurs qui volent. L'écureuil est un animal diabolique, paresseux, lubrique, avaricieux. La zoologie médiévale n'est pas la zoologie moderne. Plusieurs notions qui nous sont aujourd'hui fa…
