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bes·ti·ar·y B0211700 (bĕs′chē-ĕr′ē, bēs′-)n. pl. bes·ti·ar·ies A book consisting of a collection of descriptions of real and fabulous animals, often including a moral or allegorical interpretation of each animal's behavior. Bestiaries were particularly popular in medieval Europe.
[Medieval Latin bēstiārium, from Latin bēstia, beast.]bestiary (ˈbɛstɪərɪ) n, pl -aries (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a moralizing medieval collection of descriptions (and often illustrations) of real and mythical animalsbes•ti•ar•y (ˈbɛs tʃiˌɛr i, ˈbis-)
n., pl. -ar•ies. a collection of moralizing tales about real and mythical animals. [1615–25; < Medieval Latin bēstiārium, neuter of Latin bēstiārius. See beast, -ary] bestiarya collection of fables, intended to teach a moral lesson, in which the characters are real or imaginary animals.See also: Collections and Collecting
an allegorical or moralizing commentary based upon real or fabled animals, usually medieval and sometimes illustrated.See also: Animals
an allegorical or moralizing commentary, usually medieval and sometimes illustrated, based upon real or fabled animals.See also: LiteratureBestiary a medieval written book which collects together verse, prose, and illustrations of real and fabled animals—Wilkes.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  bestiary - a medieval book (usually illustrated) with allegorical and amusing descriptions of real and fabled animalsbook - a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together); "I am reading a good book on economics" |
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bestiary (bĕs`chēĕr'ē), a type of medieval book that was widely popular, particularly from the 12th to 14th cent. The bestiary presumed to describe the animals of the world and to show what human traits they severally exemplify. The bestiaries are the source of a bewildering array of fabulous beasts and of many misconceptions of real ones. They were the artist's guide to animal symbolism in religious building, painting, and sculpture. Physiologus (the naturalist), an ancient work of the type, was probably the chief source of the bestiaries. A Middle English version is translated in J. L. Weston, The Chief Middle English Poets (1914). Variations of the genre remain popular. Modern authors who have written bestiaries include Lewis Carroll, James Thurber, T. H. White, and Jorge Luis Borges. Bibliography See W. Clark and M. McMunn, Beasts and Birds of the Middle Ages (1989). bestiaryA collection of medieval allegorical fables about animals, each with an interpretation of its significance to good or evil; in medieval churches, a group of highly imaginative and symbolic carved creatures.   See also: ornamentbestiaryIn a medieval church, a group of carved or painted creatures, often highly imaginative and symbolic.bestiary a moralizing medieval collection of descriptions of real and mythical animals bestiaryenUK
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