Bestiaries were medieval books that catalogued animals, including real and mythological creatures, with moral lessons. The Physiologus, written in 2nd-century Greece, linked natural history and Christian moral lessons. Bestiaries were compiled by St. Ambrose and St. Isidore of Seville, and the Aberdeen and Ashmole Bestiaries are well-known. Bestiaries have survived beyond the medieval era, with […]