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Doty, Mark/watterston

 
9783791347578: A Swarm A Flock A Host - A Compendium of Creatures /anglais

Synopsis

A collaboration between a contemporary painter and an award-winning poet, this 21st-century bestiary is a spellbinding artistic meditation on the mysteries and diversity of the animal kingdom.Originating in the Middle Ages, bestiaries were illustrated volumes that described various animals-some real, some mystical. The natural history and illustration of each beast were usually accompanied by a moral lesson. In this beautifully illustrated book, respected painter Darren Waterston and distinguished poet Mar

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À propos de l'auteur

MARK DOTY is the author of Fire to Fire: New and Selected Poems, for which he won the National Book Award in 2008, and Dog Years, a New York Times bestseller. His writings have appeared in The New Yorker, McSweeney's, The Atlantic Monthly, and many other magazines. DARREN WATERSTON's paintings, watercolours, and murals have been exhibited internationally and are in many museum collections, including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the Seattle Art Museum, and the Portland Art Museum. He lives and works in New York.

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A collaboration between a contemporary painter and an award-winning poet, this 21st-century bestiary is a spellbinding artistic meditation on the mysteries and diversity of the animal kingdom.Originating in the Middle Ages, bestiaries were illustrated volumes that described various animals-some real, some mystical. The natural history and illustration of each beast were usually accompanied by a moral lesson. In this beautifully illustrated book, respected painter Darren Waterston and distinguished poet Mar

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