The Medieval Bestiary

This comprehensive online resource attempts to provide a detailed listing and description of the contents of the medieval bestiary, manuscripts that provided extensive information and illuminations of the wonderful and varied beasts, both real and imaginary, that were known in the Middle Ages. It appears that this resource is the work of one person, David Badke, whose research focuses on this topic.

In a time period when the production of manuscripts involved a huge investment in manpower and in precious resources based on the consumption of coloured inks, the medieval bestiary can best be described as the “colour atlas” of...