Big Book of Dragons, Monsters, and Other Mythical Creatures

by Ernst Lehner, Johanna Lehner

Overview

This intriguing volume provides a glimpse of the imaginary animals and monsters that existed in ancient man's fertile imagination. Dramatic illustrations of dragons, griffins, werewolves, serpent monsters, sirens, mermaids, and other fabulous creatures of land, sea, and air are accompanied by an engrossing text with legends from around the world.
Here, too, are portrayals of such legendary beasts as the unicorn, sphinx, centaur, and the plumed serpent-bird of the Aztecs, as well as images of the whale, octopus, salamander, ostrich, armadillo, and other real animals once associated with magical or supernatural powers.
An invaluable source of permission-free art for artists and designers as well as an excellent reference for folklorists and students of mythology, this splendid archive will delight anyone interested in creatures of myth and legend. 317 illustrations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780486435121
Publisher:	Dover Publications
Publication date:	06/08/2004
Series:	Dover Pictorial Archive
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	8.38(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

	Foreword	7
	Introduction	9
	List of Illustrations	13
Chapter 1	Dragons	21
	The Lindwurm	30
	The Tatzlwurm	31
Chapter 2	Oriental Dragons	38
Chapter 3	Serpent Monsters	44
	The Ouroboros	61
Chapter 4	Terrestrial Monsters	65
	The Manticora	69
	The Basilisk	73
Chapter 5	Aquatic Monsters	76
	The Sea Serpent	87
Chapter 6	Denizens of the Deep	90
Chapter 7	Aerial Monsters	99
	The Griffin	110
Chapter 8	Maligned Animals	119
	The Whale	120
	The Octopus	124
	The Hedgehog	127
	The Salamander	128
	The Sea Lion	129
	The Rosmarin	130
	The Narwhale	131
	The Ostrich	132
	The Manatee	133
	The Armadillo	134
	The Su & the Haut	135
Chapter 9	Benign Monsters	136
	The Dolphin	137
	The Centaur	141
	The Pegasus	144
	The Phoenix	148
	The Unicorn	153
	The Sphinx	161
Chapter 10	Medieval Martians	164
Chapter 11	Monstrous Mutants	170
	Bibliography	184
	Glossary	187
	Index	190