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A Bestiary of Fantastic, Monstrous and Allegorical Animals

Step into a kaleidoscopic world where nature, myth, and imagination converge. Inspired by medieval bestiaries—illustrated compendiums that revealed moral, spiritual, and scientific knowledge—A Bestiary of Fantastic, Monstrous and Allegorical Animals celebrates the coexistence of the real and the imagined. This volume explores classical creatures, exotic and extinct species, monstrous hybrids, divine beasts, allegorical animals, and fantastical plants that merge botanical forms with surreal invention. Artists, writers, and illustrators have imagined flora and fauna combining vegetal, animal, anthropomorphic, artificial, and even extraterrestrial elements. Each example pairs vivid illustration with descriptive text, often reflectingthe meticulous style of scientific classification, or, at

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