@article{845237,
      recid = {845237},
      author = {Mynott, Jeremy,},
      title = {Birds in the ancient world : winged words /},
      pages = {xvii, 451 pages :},
      abstract = {"Birds pervaded the ancient world. The impressed their  physical presence on the daily experience and imaginations  of ordinary people in town and country alike, and figured  prominently in literature and art. They also provided a  fertile source of symbols and stories in their myths and  folklore, and were central to the ancient rituals of augury  and divination. Jeremy Mynott's Birds in the ancient world:  winged words brings together all this rich and fascinating  material for the modern reader"--Inside dust jacket},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/845237},
}