Medieval Bestiaries

Medieval BestiariesConstant Wonder • Season 2022, Episode 808, Segment 1

Jan 1, 2021 • 31m

Unicorns and griffins and dragons galore! What can we learn about the Middle Ages from their depictions of real-life and fictional beasts? Guests: Elizabeth Morrison, Senior Curator of Manuscripts, J. Paul Getty Museum; Larisa Grollemond, Assistant Curator of Manuscripts, J. Paul Getty Museum

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The Only Thing Stranger than a Medieval Bestiary Is a Modern OneJan 1, 202122mCaspar Henderson finds some of the strangest animals in world, creatures just as weird and wonderful as any in a medieval bestiary.

Caspar Henderson finds some of the strangest animals in world, creatures just as weird and wonderful as any in a medieval bestiary.