birds ancient world winged von mynott jeremy (7 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.08.

Zustand: New. 2020. Paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 480 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.

8vo. pp xvii, 451. Colour illustrated dust jacket. Original publisher's cream cloth with green lettering at spine. Copiously illustrated in colour throughout.ISBN: 9780198713654 Very good plus in lightly toned, very good plus dust jacket.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. VG condition book with dust jacket. DJ is clean, has fresh colours and has little wear to edges. Book has clean and bright contents.

Zustand: New. Birds played an important role in the ancient world: as indicators of time, weather, and seasons as a resource for hunting, medicine, and farming as pets and entertainment as omens and messengers of the gods. Jeremy Mynott explores the similarities and s.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Birds pervaded the ancient world. They impressed their physical presence on the daily experience and imaginations of ordinary people in town and country alike, and figured prominently in literature and art. They also provided a fertile source of symbols and stories in their myths and folklore, and were central to the ancient rituals of augury and divination. Jeremy Mynott's Birds in the Ancient World: Winged Words brings together all this rich and fascinating material for the modern reader.Using quotations from well over a hundred classical Greek and Roman authors, all of them translated freshly into English, and nearly a hundred illustrations from ancient wall-paintings, pottery, and mosaics, Birds in the Ancient World illustrates the many different roles birds played in popular culture: as indicators of time, weather, and the seasons; as a resource for hunting, eating, medicine, and farming; as domestic pets and entertainments; and as omens and intermediaries between the gods and humankind. There are also selections from early scientific writings about birds, as well as many anecdotes and descriptions from works of history, geography, and travel.Jeremy Mynott acts as a stimulating guide to this varied material, using birds as a prism through which to explore both the similarities and the often surprising differences between ancient conceptions of the natural world and our own. His book is an original contribution to the flourishing interest in the cultural history of birds and to our understanding of the ancient cultures in which birds played such a prominent part.