TY  - BOOK
AB  - "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
AU  - Mynott, Jeremy,
CN  - QL690.G8
CN  - QL690.G8
ET  - First edition.
ID  - 845237
KW  - Birds
KW  - Birds
KW  - Birds
KW  - Birds
KW  - Birds
KW  - Birds
KW  - Birds
KW  - Animals and civilization
KW  - Animals and civilization
KW  - Civilization, Classical.
N2  - "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
SN  - 9780198713654
SN  - 0198713657
T1  - Birds in the ancient world :winged words /
TI  - Birds in the ancient world :winged words /
ER  -