The unicorn
Gotfredsen, Lise1999
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A cultural history of the unicorn, this text uses pictorial art to trace the myth as a religious symbol, a symbol of strength, fertility and chastity. The text subjects elaborate tales of the unicorn to the rigours of scientific thought.
Main title:
The unicorn / Lise Gotfredsen ; translated from the Danish by Anne Born.
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Imprint:
London : Harvill, 1999.
Collation:
192p. : ill. (some col.), facsims. (chiefly col.), ports. ; 26 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 188) and index.
ISBN:
9781860462672 (hbk)
Dewey class:
398.245409398.469
Language:
EnglishDanish
BRN:
566108