A new digital text is available: Reynard the Fox, a chapter from Legends of the Middle Ages, first published 1896, being a paraphrase of the Reynard tales. In addition, the bibliography has been enhanced; see the new bibliography help pages for details. The number of bibliography items has also increased, and now approaches 800. There are several new manuscript descriptions, and many have more information. The help pages in general have been expanded to assist in navigating this increasingly complex site.

Another digital text is now available: The History of Reynard the Fox, William Caxton’s English translation of 1481. Also the usual general updates, additions and corrections.

Another digital text is now available: an excellent article on the Ant-lion by George Druce (1923). Also the usual general updates, additions and corrections.

Another digital text is now available: The Introduction to Queen Mary’s Psalter by George Warner (1912). All of the beast images from that book are also now available on the beast gallery pages.

Two more digital texts are now available: The Bestiary of Philippe de Thaon, in Anglo-Norman verse with an English translation, edited by Thomas Wright in 1841; and The Bestiary, a general introduction to the bestiary genre by M. R. James (1932). There are also a few more entries in the bibliography.

This is a very large update. By permission of the Manuscript Department of the Kongelige Bibliotek, Copenhagen, most beasts now have at least one illustration. The two Copenhagen bestiaries ( Gl. kgl. S. 1633 4º and Gl. kgl. S. 3466 8º ) have full galleries of illustrations. In addition, almost all of the beasts have at least a basic description. The bibliography has also been updated, and corrections have been made in several areas of this site. Some of the pages have been streamlined, which should, I hope, make the site easier to use.

A third digital edition of Bestiary-related books and articles is now available. This is The Caladrius And Its Legend , Sculptured Upon The Twelfth-Century Doorway Of Alne Church, Yorkshire, by George C. Druce. There are also a few more bibliography entries.

The second in a series of digital editions of Bestiary-related books and articles is now available. This is Symbolism of Animals and Birds Represented in English Church Architecture , by Arthur H. Collins, 1913.

A general update, with several corrections and many new items. The number of items in the bibliography has shot up to over 700, with no end in sight.

The first in a series of digital editions of Bestiary-related books and articles is now available. This is Physiologus: A Metrical Bestiary of Twelve Chapters by Bishop Theobald , edited by Alan Wood Rendell in 1928. The digital edition contains a facsimile and translation of a book printed in 1492. Also in this update are more bibliography entries, manuscript descriptions, beasts, etc.