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Misericord owls and medieval anti-semitism
in Debra Hassig, ed., The Mark of the Beast: The Medieval Bestiary in Art, Life, and Literature, New York: Garland, 1999, page 23-49
Examines the owl in the context of the modification and development of bestiary imagery in public church decoration (mainly in the form of misericords), discussing form and function of misericords, owls and apes in bestiaries and their association with Jews and sin, and depictions of owls at Norwich Cathedral.
Language: English
ISBN: 0-8153-2952-0
Last update February 23, 2024
