The Magic Zoo: The Natural History of Fabulous Animals |
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... dragon as we know it . Clearly the dragon is here conceived as a large snake of some kind , and much of what is said about its habits applies to the pythons - though a python would not take on an elephant . The dragon carried into the ...
... dragon as we know it . Clearly the dragon is here conceived as a large snake of some kind , and much of what is said about its habits applies to the pythons - though a python would not take on an elephant . The dragon carried into the ...
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... Dragon . Manchester , 1919 . Vinycomb , John : Fictious and Symbolic Creatures in Art . London , 1906 . White , T. H .: The Book of Beasts . London , 1954 , pp . 165–167 . Williams , Gwynn : " The Dragon of Cyrenaica ' , The Listener ...
... Dragon . Manchester , 1919 . Vinycomb , John : Fictious and Symbolic Creatures in Art . London , 1906 . White , T. H .: The Book of Beasts . London , 1954 , pp . 165–167 . Williams , Gwynn : " The Dragon of Cyrenaica ' , The Listener ...
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... Dragon . Shanghai , 1922 . Hopkins , L. C .: ' The Dragon Terrestrial and the Dragon Celestial ' , Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society ( London ) , Oct. pp . 791-806 , 1931 ; Jan. , pp . 91-97 , 1932 . Lum , Peter : Fabulous Beasts ...
... Dragon . Shanghai , 1922 . Hopkins , L. C .: ' The Dragon Terrestrial and the Dragon Celestial ' , Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society ( London ) , Oct. pp . 791-806 , 1931 ; Jan. , pp . 91-97 , 1932 . Lum , Peter : Fabulous Beasts ...
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Animals and Man 1 Animals and Man 74 | 5 |
Shaman into Scientist ΙΟ | 10 |
Copyright | |
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