Mythical Creatures

Mythical CreaturesThis miniature bestiary contains some 200 illustrations of more than 160 mythical beings: fire breathing dragons, mysterious mermaids, sinuous sea serpents, mischievous yokai, and many other wondrous creatures drawn from global folklore and mythology. They are depicted in a wide variety of artistic media, from painting and book illustration to sculpture and ceramics, from ancient times to the present. An insightful text explores the history of these

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Singer photographs each bonsai with an artist’s—one might even say a portraitist’s—eye

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