Illustrations of animals feature frequently on the pages of medieval manuscripts, often in surprising ways—as is the case with the bewildering killer rabbits and goofy-looking lions that ...

These are part of a treasure trove of medieval animal illustrations that has taken ... how far medieval history can go mainstream." And animals, it seems, are key. "Animals are just an easy ...

Inherited from Classical culture, medieval sirens were depicted as part ... According to the encyclopedic books about animals known as Bestiaries, the manticore was one of the cruellest animals ...