The Magic Zoo: The Natural History of Fabulous Animals |
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Page 97
... horn is now an established part of the unicorn's make - up . This was not always so . Some time before 900 AD there began to circulate in Europe numbers of horns , with a peculiar right - hand twist . These were said to be unicorn horns ...
... horn is now an established part of the unicorn's make - up . This was not always so . Some time before 900 AD there began to circulate in Europe numbers of horns , with a peculiar right - hand twist . These were said to be unicorn horns ...
Page 98
... horns , or on the belief in the existence of the unicorn . The horns were still used to ward off the effect of poisons . Only slowly did such beliefs wane . Indeed , though the properties of the horn were discounted , a belief in the ...
... horns , or on the belief in the existence of the unicorn . The horns were still used to ward off the effect of poisons . Only slowly did such beliefs wane . Indeed , though the properties of the horn were discounted , a belief in the ...
Page 102
... horn buds , or rather the little knots of tissue that normally produce a pair of horns , to a side - by - side posi- tion on the centre of the calf's brow - ridge . When the horn buds were cut loose from the skull , a strip of skin and ...
... horn buds , or rather the little knots of tissue that normally produce a pair of horns , to a side - by - side posi- tion on the centre of the calf's brow - ridge . When the horn buds were cut loose from the skull , a strip of skin and ...
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Animals and Man 1 Animals and Man 74 | 5 |
Shaman into Scientist ΙΟ | 10 |
Copyright | |
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Africa Ages ancient animals ants appearance Asia Barnacle Goose beast became become believed bestiary bird body British brought called Central century CHAPTER China Chinese claimed classical creature Ctesias derived described discovered dragon earlier early eggs Europe evidence existence eyes fabulous fact feet fish folklore giant given gold Greek griffin hair head heard Herodotus horn human idea imagination India island John kind known Lamb later legend lived London look magic manticora meaning medieval mentioned mermaid Middle monsters mountains mystery myth Natural History once origin Paris perhaps Persian phoenix plant Pliny pointed published recorded references remains reports says seems seen shape South story strange suggested symbol tail taken thought Trans Travels turned unicorn unknown wild writing York