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Monsters: A Bestiary of the Bizarre

Monsters: A Bestiary of the Bizarre

by Christopher Dell (Author)

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    Hardcover 2010

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Synopsis

This book explores monsters through the ages and throughout the world. With a brilliant set of bizarre and fantastical illustrations, Monsters provides a dark yet engrossing visual history of fearsome beasts from every age and culture. Christopher Dell investigates what the existence of monsters - even if only in our heads - says about humankind, and explores such questions as how monsters have survived the millennia; why they are universal; why we find the same one-eyed giants in Japan and in ancient Greece, or the same dragons in Europe and China.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 192
 Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Published: 04 Oct 2010
ISBN 10: 0500238766
ISBN 13: 9780500238769

Media Reviews
'A?mis-matched zoo of mind-boggling creations from minotaurs through golems to mermaids, from sphinxes to sirens and shapeshifting nightmares ... takes us to the edge of the cultural map' - The Times
'My special favourite this year ... a colourful and hideous collection of arty monsters of all kinds ... this nightmarish bestiary is sure to stir the bloodthirsty imaginations of nice boys and girls everywhere' - V&A?Magazine
Author Bio
Christopher Dell holds a degree in the History of Art from the Courtauld Institute, London. He has written and edited many bestselling titles on art and visual culture, including Freemasonry, Mythology, Monsters, What Makes a Masterpiece? and The Occult, Witchcraft & Magic, all published by Thames & Hudson.