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The natural history of unicorns

For two and a half thousand years, unicorns have inspired, enchanted and eluded humanity. The beast appears in Old Testament texts and Greek and Roman natural histories; Christians adopted it as a symbol of Christ, the middle-ages as a symbol of courtly love.
Print Book, English, 2009
Granta, London, 2009
XIV, 258 p. ill. 21 cm
9781847080622, 1847080626
1014537179