In struggling to expand on my introduction to the Bestiary in an understandable, yet relatively brief fashion, I have realized that the most effective way to do so would be with reference to Jonathan Pageau’s “Cosmic Image.” Here, we find a worthy effort to show the...
Of Crowns and Horns Crowns and horns are two interrelated symbols. Their similarity in structure and appearance begs the questions: how are they related; to what degree are they related; and how do their differences manifest different patterns? This essay will attempt...
This is part I in a two-part article, and the first article in a series of posts that discuss the symbolism of a particular and peculiar literary tradition within Western Europe. Collectively, this body of works is called “the Bestiary.” To reduce this mysterious...
