{"product_id":"dictionary-of-fabulous-beasts","title":"Dictionary of Fabulous Beasts","description":"Mythical creatures drawn largely from medieval travellers' tales, but encompassing civilisations from the Sumerians to the Wild West.\n\nA dictionary? No, this is really an astonishing ark filled with beasts from a fabulous zoo far more varied and entertaining than anything from ordinary natural history. From Abaia and Abath to Ziz and Zu, from the microscopic Gigelorum that nests in a mite's ear to the giant serpent Jormungandor who encircles the whole globe, there are beasts from every corner of man's imagination: the light-hearted Fearsome Critters of lumberjack tales find a place alongside the Sirrush of Babylon and the Winged Bulls of Assyria. Some of the fabulous beasts turn out to be real creatures in disguise - a Cameleopard is a kind of glamourised giraffe -while others are almost, but not quite, human. Among the six hundred entries are some which are full-scale essays in their own right, as on Phoenix or Giants; and just in case it seems as though the authors dreamt up the entire book, there is a detailed list of books for the would-be hunter in this mythical jungle.","brand":"Boydell \u0026 Brewer Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56496299606360,"sku":"9780851156859","price":31.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780851156859_5830916d-9713-4f3c-bc5d-af47f7f738bf.jpg?v=1768435250","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/dictionary-of-fabulous-beasts","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}