Big Book of Dragons, Monsters, and Other Mythical Creatures - Brossura

Lehner, Ernst; Lehner, Johanna

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0486435121 ISBN 13: 9780486435121

Casa editrice: Dover Pubns, 2004

Riassunto

Intriguing pictorial archive of werewolves, serpents, mermaids, and other fabulous creatures, accompanied by an engrossing text with tales from around the world. Dramatic images of the sphinx, centaur, and the plumed serpent-bird of the Aztecs, as well as pictures of the whale, octopus, armadillo, and other real animals once associated with supernatural powers. 317 illustrations.

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Product Description:

This compelling volume provides an exciting pictorial archive of the imaginary animals and monsters that existed in ancient man's fertile imagination. Accompanied by an engrossing text, with legends from around the world, are dramatic illustrations of evil dragons and griffins, werewolves, serpent monsters, sirens and mermaids, and other fabulous creatures of land, sea and air. Here too, are such legendary beasts as unicorns, the Sphinx, the Centaur, the plumed serpent-bird of the Aztecs, as well as real animals once associated with magical or supernatural powers. An invaluable source of permission-free art, this fascinating volume will appeal to anyone interested in the myths and legends of fantastic creatures.

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• Editore: Dover Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0486435121
• ISBN 13: 9780486435121
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 192