Here Be Dragons: A Fantastic Bestiary

Sphinxes, hydras, chimeras, dragons, unicorns, griffins, sirens, and centaurs—fantastic animals can be found in works from Greek vases to paintings by Bosch, Goya, and Picasso, from folk art to comic strips, advertising, and Hollywood movies. Here Be Dragons is a lavishly illustrated compendium of the marvelous menagerie of imaginary animals that humans have conjured up over the ages. Ariane and Christian Delacampagne take us on a visually and intellectually riveting journey through five th...